want ad

noun

Definition of want ad

: a newspaper advertisement stating that something (such as an employee, employment, or a specified item) is wanted

Examples of want ad in a Sentence

She checked the want ads to find a new job.

Recent Examples on the Web

Why can't Facebook charge users who want ad-free experiences the way Hulu and YouTube do? — Ryan Nakashima, chicagotribune.com, "5 questions for Mark Zuckerberg as he heads to Congress," 9 Apr. 2018 Sources include Chinese art, Vuillard, want ads, the Bayeux tapestries, folk art and kitsch. — New York Times, "Art and Museums in NYC This Week," 14 Dec. 2017 This time around, King wants ads to be more of a service, offering gamers rewards in exchange for watching or sharing an ad. — Lara O’reilly, WSJ, "CMO Today: Google’s ‘First Click Free’ Changes; NBCU’s Data Play; King Tests Mobile Gaming Ads Again," 21 Aug. 2017

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