sticky label
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstickyandlabel
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sticky
adjective
uk/ˈstɪk.i/us/ˈstɪk.i/
made of or covered with a substance that stays attached to any surface ...
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label
noun[C]
uk/ˈleɪ.bəl/us/ˈleɪ.bəl/
a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is ...
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(Definition ofstickyandlabelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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See if there is astickylabelon it.
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Where is the customer going to find thestickylabel?
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For example, will it be astickylabel, a ribbon tied round the item or separate wrapping?
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This may take several forms, but the commonest is often referred to as thestickylabelproblem.
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It seems to me that it is a matter of coming up with a form of wording to put on astickylabelon the back of a ticket.
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A label dispenser is often used as a convenient way to separate thestickylabelfrom its liner or backing tape.
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The only cost of applying sticky labels to forms is that of the labels themselves, which is £164·94 for 32,000.
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He saw for himself the thin, sticky labels becoming snagged in the machinery, being constantly ripped up and not adhering to the bottles properly.
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However, it seems hard to trivialise the matter further than the issuing of triangular-shaped sticky labels to shops all over the country.
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Prices— especially in supermarkets—are often marked on goods by means of printed sticky labels which a shop assistant attaches to individual articles such as tins, bottles and packets.
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