stationery

CEFRB1

/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Writing materials such as paper, envelopes, and pens.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Writing materials, envelopes, office materials.

Examples

  • He bought some stationery at the school store.

  • Mr Tanaka makes a living running a small stationery shop near the station.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • We buy stationery in bulk.

  • We can pick up more paper and pens at the stationery store.

  • When the school year finished, he put all of his stationery away in the loft, as he would have no need for pencils and exercise books during the holidays.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

For her new job, she bought professional blank like paper and envelopes.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From stationer + -y.