twofer

two·fer

[too-fer]
noun Informal.
1.
a card or ticket entitling the holder to purchase two tickets to a theatrical performance at a reduced price.
2.
a coupon or offer entitling a person to purchase two items or services for approximately the price of one.
3.
a person who belongs to two minority groups and can satisfy two quotas or appeal to two political constituencies, especially a black woman, who can be counted twice in a position she holds, as fulfilling a racial and a sexual quota.

Origin:
1885–90; from the phrase two for (the price of one, a nickel, etc.), with final (ər) humorously taken as -er1; cf. gofer

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twofer definition

[ˈtufɚ]
  1. n.
    an item that is selling two for the price of one. : Here's a good deal—a twofer—only $7.98. , Everything in this store is a twofer. I only want one of these. Do I have to bring a friend who wants one, too?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Twofer is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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twofer
two for [one]
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