promotion

[pruh-moh-shuhn]

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.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of promotion¹

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

Example Sentences

The Uruguayan had to get off to a quick start after the owner's ambition to fight for promotion.

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At the time BAT said its ads aimed to give factual information but "stopped short of direct or indirect promotion".

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Clasby was passed over for promotions three times in a year, despite ranking higher on the eligibility list than several men who were promoted ahead of her, according to the suit.

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There would be the wobbly start as owner and club got acquainted, a few spins of the managerial merry-go-round, investment in the squad, improvement, promotion, consolidation, sale.

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Shortly after we speak, Byrne will head to Los Angeles to do more promotion for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” trying to put everything she can behind Bronstein and the project.

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