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advertisement

American  
[ad-ver-tahyz-muhnt, ad-vur-tis-muhnt, -tiz-] / ˌæd vərˈtaɪz mənt, ædˈvɜr tɪs mənt, -tɪz- /

noun

  1. a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, or on the internet.

  2. a public notice, especially in print.

  3. the action of making generally known; a calling to the attention of the public.

    The news of this event will receive wide advertisement.
advertisement British  
/ -tɪz-, ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt /

noun

  1. Shortened forms: ad.   advert.  any public notice, as a printed display in a newspaper, short film on television, announcement on radio, etc, designed to sell goods, publicize an event, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • preadvertisement noun
  • readvertisement noun
  • self-advertisement noun

Etymology

Origin of advertisement

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French avertissement; advertise, -ment

Example Sentences

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The writer, thanks to their ability to improve page rankings via keywords and section headings, will have created an article that looks like information but is really a thinly disguised advertisement.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Almost every advertisement or information piece you see about investments will have some version of the disclosure statement: “Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

I asked Kuriyama how far he could walk in Japan without seeing an advertisement for Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The latest example is Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, a living, breathing, ski-sprinting advertisement for the Norway model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Lord Fredrick had placed an advertisement for a baby nurse before the full moon curse had come upon him, but bread baking?

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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