advertising

American  

[ad-ver-tahy-zing] / ˈæd vərˌtaɪ zɪŋ /

Or advertizing

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.

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advertising British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of advertising

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

Example Sentences

Then, at the last minute, I dove behind a chalk signboard advertising train tickets to Cincinnati.

From Literature

Amazon.com is best known for its e-commerce and cloud businesses, but Wall Street is increasingly paying attention to another segment: advertising.

From MarketWatch

While advertising brings in money, the real goal was driving more subscriptions with a broader content portfolio, Netflix said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ad is the latest component of OpenAI’s expensive marketing offensive, which began last year with its inaugural Super Bowl commercial—its first foray into paid advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alphabet recently reported record quarterly revenue, largely because of growth in cloud computing and advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal