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banner ad

British  

noun

  1. a banner advertising a product

  2. an advert along the top of a page of a website

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A banner ad for a bottle of Tide’s laundry detergent most recently spotted by Yoder blasted out the message: “Boosted: Cleaner, whiter, brighter, fresher.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Muller declined to share how much Ahold Delhaize earns each time a shopper clicks on a sponsored product or banner ad.

From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2023

The in-app banner ad, sent at random, advises them to “PAWS”: “Plan ahead, Always know your limits, Wait to play again/wager again, Stop while you’re ahead.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Not literally, but he did buy banner ad space for a YouTube campaign, “one of the most expensive and widest-reaching digital advertising slots,” as the Washington Post reported.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2019

Node:banner ad, Next:banner site, Previous:banner, Up:= B = banner ad n.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.