advertising
or ad·ver·tiz·ing
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.
paid announcements; advertisements.
the profession of planning, designing, and writing advertisements.
Origin of advertising
1Other words from advertising
- coun·ter·ad·ver·tis·ing, noun
- pro·ad·ver·tis·ing, adjective
- pro·ad·ver·tiz·ing, adjective
- self-ad·ver·tis·ing, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for advertising
sometimes US advertizing
/ (ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ) /
the promotion of goods or services for sale through impersonal media, such as radio or television
the business that specializes in creating such publicity
advertisements collectively; publicity
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