advertisement
or ad·ver·tize·ment
[ad-ver-tahyz-muh nt, ad-vur-tis-muh nt, -tiz-]
- a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.
- a public notice, especially in print.
- the action of making generally known; a calling to the attention of the public: The news of this event will receive wide advertisement.
Show More
Origin of advertisement
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
advertisement
sometimes US advertizement
- 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, etcShortened forms: ad, advert
Show More
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
Word Origin and History for advertisement
n.
early 15c., "written statement calling attention to" something, "public notice" (of anything, but often of a sale); from Middle French avertissement, from stem of avertir (see advertise). Meaning "public notice" (usually paid), the main modern sense, emerged 1580s and was fully developed by 18c.
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper