infomercial

noun

in·​fo·​mer·​cial ˈin-(ˌ)fō-ˌmər-shəl How to pronounce infomercial (audio)
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: a television program that is an extended advertisement often including a discussion or demonstration

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Past that, the entire thing seems to be an Amazon infomercial with the company directly integrated into the plot in a way that involves delivery drivers, Amazon drones and gift cards as key aspects to solving the alien invasion. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 July 2025 Reruns of McGraw’s various programs and a few infomercials fill the day. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025 It was inspired by the idea of late-night infomercials, but Prince was not interested. Michael Nied, People.com, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for infomercial

Word History

Etymology

information + (com)mercial entry 2

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of infomercial was in 1981

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“Infomercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infomercial. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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