twofer — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one.

   Usage

   • also
   • attributive

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping.

   Thus, it was interesting to see that when the ISO 55001 Asset Management Standard was released last year, it also looks for an asset-management program to deliver its own twofers and threefers.

2. Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone.

   Examples

   Justice Clarence Thomas served up a twofer last week […]

3. The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt.

4. A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer.

Noun

1. an offer of two for the price of one

   Broader terms

   offeroffering

2. a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one

   Broader terms

   couponvoucher