advertising

Or ad·ver·tiz·ing

[ad-ver-tahy-zing]

noun

1. the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc..

   to get more customers by advertising.

2. paid announcements; advertisements.

3. the profession of planning, designing, and writing advertisements.

advertising

/ ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. the promotion of goods or services for sale through impersonal media, such as radio or television

2. the business that specializes in creating such publicity

3. advertisements collectively; publicity

Other Word Forms

• counteradvertising noun
• proadvertising adjective
• proadvertizing adjective
• self-advertising adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advertising¹

First recorded in 1520–30; advertise + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Studio group Canal+ was listed in London, while advertising group Havas was listed in Amsterdam and publishing firm Louis Hachette Group in Paris.

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All over the city, you see signs advertising projects sponsored by the Public Investment Fund, the oil-backed sovereign wealth fund overseeing the gargantuan investments in the kingdom’s no-holds-barred metamorphosis.

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Brussels also said at the time that X failed to be sufficiently transparent about its advertising and give access to public data to researchers in line with the DSA's rules.

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They really cared about the people who played there and would often champion their favorites and help build their followings through promotion and advertising, namely in the free print edition of LA Weekly.

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Today, Prime Video and its live sports lineup are part of an advertising empire that brought in revenue of $17.6 billion last quarter, up 22%.

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