Buy one get one free meaning in English

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Definition

(Special offer:) Buy one get one free!: (Promotional deal:) If you buy one of these products, you will receive a second one for free! idiom

Examples

  • "Buy one, get one free. I have a two-headed antelope."
  • "Free-shipping and "buy one get one free" offers are expected to increase before Christmas."
  • "I've got a special offer on giraffes. Buy one get one free."
Exercise 1
In the article, the term "free-shipping" means
In the article, the term "free-shipping" means
This is correct. In retail terms, "shipping" refers to the transport of goods to the home of the buyer. It does not necessarily involve a ship, and items may simply be delivered by post or with the retailer's own shippers or carriers.
This is not correct. In retail terms, "shipping" simply refers to the transport of goods to the home of the buyer. It does not necessarily involve a ship, and could simply be handled by post or the retailer's own shippers. Cruise holidays aren't very ecological, by the way, and the ships usually smell of sick.
This is not correct. In retail terms, "shipping" simply refers to the transport of goods to the home of the buyer. The expression "buy one, get one free" refers to a retail promotion in which consumers are given a bonus, getting two identical products but paying for only one of them.
This is not correct. In retail terms, "shipping" refers to the transport of goods to the home of the buyer. In this case, the buyer will not be charged for the delivery of the items he has purchased.

Excerpt: Free-shipping . . . offers are expected to increase before Christmas.

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