promotion

American  

[pruh-moh-shuhn] / prəˈmoʊ ʃən /

noun

1. advancement in rank or position.

2. furtherance or encouragement.

3. the act of promoting.

4. the state of being promoted.

5. something devised to publicize or advertise a product, cause, institution, etc., as a brochure, free sample, poster, television or radio commercial, or personal appearance.

6. Also called queening.  Chess. the replacement of a pawn that has reached the enemy's first rank by a more powerful piece of the same color, usually a queen.

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Other Word Forms

• nonpromotion noun
• prepromotion noun
• promotional adjective
• self-promotion noun
• unpromotional adjective

Etymology

Origin of promotion

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin prōmōtiōn-, stem of prōmōtiō “movement forward, advancement”; equivalent to promote + -ion

Example Sentences

With almost no advance promotion, on Thanksgiving “Heated Rivalry” hit streaming services—including HBO Max in the U.S., and the Bell Media-owned service Crave in Canada—where it immediately hooked a feverish audience.

From The Wall Street Journal

He says his family values "public promotion and endorsements above all else".

From BBC

"My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first," he added.

From Barron's

The last league game he missed was in 1992 when Boro beat Wolves to win promotion into the very first Premier League, which happened to be the day of his brother's wedding.

From BBC

As DoorDash has unlocked ad revenue, it has also unlocked promotions, delivering value to customers.

From Barron's