BOGO

noun

BO·​GO ˈbō-(ˌ)gō 

plural BOGOs

US

: a sales promotion in which an item is offered free or at a reduced price when another item is purchased at full price

For those who want to save money at other grocery stores, keep an eye out for BOGOs.

—John Ewoldt

a BOGO sale

Examples of BOGO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Buy one menu item, get the second one for half off, or BOGO mango lassi, naan or tea. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026

The Epic deals include a BOGO single meal on Monday, free Cinnabites on Tuesday, BOGO Chicken Rice Bowls on Wednesday, BOGO Pizza Sticks on Thursday, and BOGO Epic Fries on Friday. —Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

The discount is available online and in-app and there is a limit of one BOGO deal per order. —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025

Along with the new name, Amtrak is celebrating the holidays with a BOGO sale, offering 50 percent off a coach ticket after the purchase of one full-price ticket. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

buy one get one

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above