marketing

noun

mar·​ket·​ing ˈmär-kə-tiŋ 

1

a

: the act or process of selling or purchasing in a market

did most of her marketing in local stores

b

: the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service

New automobiles are the subject of intense marketing.

2

: an aggregate (see aggregate entry 3 sense 1) of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer

The company will increase its budget for marketing.

Examples of marketing in a Sentence

The company will increase its budget for marketing.

She has a job in marketing.

She runs the company's marketing department.

Recent Examples on the Web

The $4 million project is funded with the library’s existing capital reserves, set aside for building repairs, maintenance, and improvements, said John Kokoris, the library’s marketing & outreach manager. —Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026

And so all of these different components combine to make a sensory and psychological experience that when socialized through all of this promotion and marketing of chocolate really drives the point home about its association to Valentine's Day. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026

Phone numbers often come from unrelated data breaches and marketing lists. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026

In that commercial relationship, Team USA provides marketing in return for in-kind medical services, Finoff said. —Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing marketing

• direct marketing
• marketing ploy
• marketing research
• multilevel marketing
• pre-marketing
• viral marketing

Rhymes for marketing

• telemarketing