cheaper by the dozen



cheaper by the dozen

1. Costing less money if purchased in large quantities (not necessarily a dozen). Avocados are quite expensive at most supermarkets, but one down the street has a good deal for a bag of 12—cheaper by the dozen, I suppose!
2. Requiring less effort or accomplished more efficiently if handled by a larger group of people. This will be cheaper by the dozen if we all help, so let's pitch in and get this cleaned up!
See also: dozen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naveen-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Aldrich['ɔ:ldritʃ]
Arevig-Armenian
Sofiezo-FEE (German), so-FEE-e (Danish), so-FEE (Dutch)German, Danish, Dutch, Czech
EelisE:-leesFinnish
Ferdinandafer-dee-NAHN-dah (German)Italian, German