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# stationery

noun (stationery — uncountable)

«stationery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Things used for writing and office work, such as paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, rulers and rubbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#m1)
2. Writing paper and matching envelopes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#m2)

### In the lessons

At school, pupils need stationery: pens, pencils, rubbers (erasers), rulers, glue and exercise books. Shops sell it in the «stationery aisle». In maths, stationery appears in shopping problems: pens cost 50p each, find the total. Phrases: «school stationery», «stationery shop», «stationery cupboard».

### Examples

- I bought new stationery for the start of term. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#x1)
- The stationery cupboard is full of paper and glue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#x2)
- Pencils, rulers and rubbers are all stationery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#x3)
- She loves cute stationery with animals on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#x4)
- A pen costs £1 and a ruler 80p, so the stationery costs £1.80. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#x5)
- The hotel room had stationery with its name printed on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#x6)
- Our school gives every pupil a stationery pack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/#x7)

### Note

Big trap: «stationery» with «-ery» means writing things (remember: e for envelopes); «stationary» with «-ary» means not moving (a stationary car). They sound the same. «Stationery» is uncountable: «some stationery», not «a stationery» or «stationeries».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stationery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stationery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stationery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stationery.html) on Mova free.