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

Streaming runs on the same two-legged model – advertising and subscription – that newspapers invented more than a century ago. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 May 2026

Distribution, content ownership, hardware, customer access, advertising, and data all intersect. —Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

My intended workforce is in either beauty advertising or beauty editorial work. —Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 May 2026

Since January 1, Russian rockets have been regularly plastered with advertising for banks, restaurants, and more, Ars reports. —Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026

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

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

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