second-hand furniture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsecond-handandfurniture
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second-hand
adjective
adverb
uk/ˌsek.əndˈhænd/us/ˌsek.əndˈhænd/
not new; having been used in the past by ...
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furniture
noun[U]
uk/ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃər/us/ˈfɝː.nɪ.tʃɚ/
things such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards, etc. that are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or ...
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(Definition ofsecond-handandfurniturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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No information is available as to the quantity ofsecond-handfurniturewhich will have to go to landfill.
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There is no voluntary service for supplyingsecond-handfurniture.
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Prices ofsecond-handfurniturein common use are controlled.
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Generally speaking, however, present prices ofsecond-handfurnitureare rather more than double those of comparable new furniture before the war.
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I do not believe it is necessary specifically to requiresecond-handfurnitureto bear labels indicating fire resistance.
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She has managed by buyingsecond-handfurnitureto make her flat quite comfortable.
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Even if we had enoughsecond-handfurniturein this country the present inflated prices make it impossible for most people to buy it.
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A scandalous state of affairs had developed in certain sections of thesecond-handfurnituretrade, injurious alike to the general public and to honest dealers.
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I accept that in sellingsecond-handfurnitureone cannot test it to destruction in order to give notice of how it should be repaired.
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Since nobody wantssecond-handfurniturethese days, it is put on the sites or it lands in the canal.
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I then consider the supply ofsecond-handfurniture.
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Will it affect in any way the price ofsecond-handfurniture?
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These schools are not unused to receivingsecond-handfurnitureand equipment, and perhaps they will not be unduly perturbed if they are expected to receive secondhand buildings as well.
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For some years now he has been largely dependent on his wife, who has been running for him and for the children a smallsecond-handfurniturebusiness in my constituency.
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As we all know, when you sendsecond-handfurnitureon to the market, just as with a second-hand motor car, you get next to nothing for it.
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Ulidia consisted then of six teachers, second-hand temporary accommodation,second-handfurnitureand equipment, but first class, quality teachers.
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