advertising

ad-ver-tis-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services.

  2. 2.

    Advertisements collectively.

  3. 3.

    Promoting or publicizing products or services.

Phrases & expressions

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    advertising campaign — A series of coordinated promotional activities.
  • •
    advertising agency — A company that creates advertisements.
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    false advertising — Misleading promotional claims.
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    word-of-mouth advertising — Promotion through personal recommendations.

Related words

See also: advertise, advertisement, marketing, promotion
Synonyms: marketing, promotion, publicity

Etymology

From advertise + -ing. Ultimately from Latin advertere ("to turn toward").