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ad agency

noun

Definition of ad agency

chiefly US
: an agency that handles advertising for clients
  • She works for an ad agency in New York.

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ad play

  1. : advertisement

  2. : advertising

  1. : advantage

  1. : to : toward

  2. : near : adjacent to

  1. : in the direction of : toward

  1. : member of a botanical group

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agency play

  1. : the office or function of an agent (see agent 4)

  2. : the relationship between a principal and that person's agent

  3. : the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power : operation

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