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

In 2012, Nielsen reported that 92% of consumers trusted personal recommendations over traditional advertising. —Jaime Hintz, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025

Recognizing this, Samovar upset the traditional rules of advertising in 1960 by hiring five women to help market their vodka. —Time, 4 June 2025

More than 3 billion people use one of Meta’s apps daily, and the company makes billions of dollars every quarter from advertising. —Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025

Elizabeth Weber & Zac Mirabelli Zac Mirabelli, a Chicago grocery store cashier, and Elizabeth Weber, a New York City advertising executive, were crowned the first winners of the spinoff series. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 June 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