Definition

1. Noun:
   • A coupon or ticket entitling the holder to purchase two items for the price of one: A "twofer" is a promotional offer where one pays for a single item but receives two. It is commonly associated with tickets for events like plays or movies.
   • An offer of two items for the price of one: More broadly, it refers to any deal or sale where two units are sold together at a single-unit price.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • I got a twofer for the new musical, so we can both go for the price of one ticket.
  • The store is running a twofer promotion on these cans of soup.

Advanced Usage

• "twofer" as a concept of double benefit: Informally, "twofer" can describe a situation or person that achieves two desirable outcomes at once.
  • Hiring her was a twofer: we got a great engineer and a skilled project manager in one person.

Variants and Related Words

• Two-for-one (n/adj): This is the full phrase from which "twofer" is derived. It has the same meaning.
  • The supermarket has a two-for-one deal on bread.

Synonyms

• Buy one, get one free (BOGO): A common retail term for a similar promotional offer.
• Dual offer: A more formal term for an offer involving two items.

Related Phrases

• Two for the price of one: The literal phrase meaning the same as "twofer."
  • It's essentially two for the price of one.

Related Idioms

• Kill two birds with one stone: This idiom shares the conceptual idea of achieving two goals with a single action but is not directly related to purchasing.
  • By taking the train, I kill two birds with one stone: I save money and help the environment.

Noun

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