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
Diarmad-Scottish
FemkeFEM-kə (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
VerityVER-i-teeEnglish (Archaic)
Leary['li:ri]
BirtheBEER-teDanish
BojanBO-yahn (Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian