advertising

noun

ad·​ver·​tis·​ing ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ 

1

: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements

2

: advertisements

a magazine full of advertising

3

: the business of preparing advertisements for publication or broadcast

looking for a job in advertising

Examples of advertising in a Sentence

He is looking for a job in advertising.

Recent Examples on the Web

As one film finance source always told me, big budget movies at Apple are essentially advertising costs for their tech products and universe. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025

Banners and signs must be hand-held and may not obstruct the view of other guests or Mortgage Matchup Center advertising signage or be temporarily or permanently affixed to the building structure. —Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025

Guest communication and chatbots are the top use of AI, followed by marketing and advertising and social media management. —Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

Shayna Loren, 21, is in her senior year as an advertising major at Boston University. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

advertise + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing advertising

• advertising agency
• counter-advertising

Rhymes for advertising

• amortizing
• analyzing
• anodizing
• appetizing
• atomizing
• authorising
• authorizing
• carbonizing
• carburizing
• catalyzing
• centralising
• centralizing

Kids Definition

advertising

noun

ad·​ver·​tis·​ing

ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ

1

: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements

2

: published or broadcast advertisements

3

: the business of preparing advertisements