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Also, by the hundred or thousand . According to a definite quantity, as in She's buying tapes by the dozen . This usage is generally employed for some kind of rate. A 1950 film about efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth and his family was entitled Cheaper by the Dozen . [c. 1300]Advertisement
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