promo
Americannoun
plural
promosadjective
verb (used with object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of promo
1960–65; by shortening; cf. -o
Example Sentences
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Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson now has his own clipping operation, Vyro, but it wasn’t long ago that he was turning to the startup known as Clipping for help with a promo campaign.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
One of his cards is a graded Birthday Pikachu 2nd anniversary promo - which has an estimated value of £9,000.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The Seattle Opera offered 14% off with promo code “TIMOTHEE.”
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
They were like, “Do you want to go to the Super Bowl to do a bit of promo and then watch the game?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
And yeah, maybe the odds are better on this promo thing, but I’ll never be that lucky.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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