[Vocabulary] Loose Tableware / Dinnerware

[Avehayyan]

Greetings everyone,

I'm a new English student.

May I know the meaning of "loose tableware or dinnerware"? I've seen this term at many shopping centers.

Thank you in advance for any reply.

 

[SoothingDave]

Sounds to me like items sold individually, as opposed to a set of tableware.

If you need to buy 2 plates and 4 coffee cups, you could do it where they are sold "loose."

 

[Avehayyan]

Thank you very much.

 

[BobK]

:up:

(If you buy cutlery in a 'boxed set' it's called 'a canteen of cutlery'.)

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