From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsmall adˈsmall ad noun [countable] British English TCNan advertisement put in a newspaper by someone who wants to buy or sell something SYN want ad American English
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small ad• MI6 placed a small ad in a newspaper to retrieve a laptop containing state secrets after it was lost by an agent.From Longman Business Dictionarysmall adˈsmall ad (also classified ad British English), want ad American English an advertisement put in a newspaper by someone wanting to buy or sell somethingHe got his first clients through the small ads he put in the newspaper. → ad 