Words / B1

STIK-uh/ˈstɪkə/

A sticker is a small piece of paper or plastic with a sticky back, for putting on things. A label is often for names or prices; a stamp is for post. Exams: a name sticker is not the candidate number; copy that from the desk card.

Meaning

A small piece of paper or plastic with a sticky back, for putting on things.

Examples

• “A name sticker on the test paper is not the candidate number; copy it from the desk card.”
• “A parking sticker on the windscreen is the permit; a handwritten note is not.”

Good to know

a sticker; stick a sticker on. Close: a label. Contrast: a stamp. School / cars. Countable items. Mix-up: sticky is the adjective.

Near in meaning

label

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