special

/ˈspeʃ·əl/ n [C] (THING NOT USUALLY AVAILABLE)

Definition

› something that is not usually available: There’s a two-hour special (= a television program that is not regularly shown) on the Olympics tonight. Our restaurant’s specials today are pasta primavera, baked chicken with rice, and shrimp scampi (= these foods are not always sold). › A special is also the sale of goods at a reduced price: The store had a special on lawn furniture this week.

(Definition of special n (THING NOT USUALLY AVAILABLE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)