stationery
USSTAY-shuh-ner-ee/ˈsteɪʃənɛɹi/UKSTAY-shuh-nuh-ree/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/
Often confused with stationary
- 1Writing materials such as paper, envelopes, and pens, along with other office supplies.
The company ordered new stationery with its updated logo printed on every sheet and envelope.
Office stationery takes up a surprising share of the department's budget.
Note
The word is built from stationer, the seller of paper and pens, plus -y, and that is the surest way to spell it: a stationer sells stationery. It is usually uncountable, so one says a box of stationery or some stationery, not a stationery. Its sound-alike stationary, with an a, means standing still, and the two are easily swapped.
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Origin
Formed from stationer and the suffix -y.