a couple
a couple
a couple
informal
1 : two or a few of something
Can you give me a couple more examples?
This one costs a couple less dollars than that one.
◇ In informal U.S. English, a couple can be used like a couple of before a plural noun.
I lost interest in the book after a couple chapters.
We owned a couple dogs.
We stopped for a couple drinks after work.
It is often used with periods of time and numbers.
I saw the movie a couple nights ago.
We met a couple years ago.
I took a couple weeks off.
a couple hundred people
a couple dozen
2 : two or a few
“How many drinks have you had?” “Oh, just a couple.”
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Main Entry: couple
