advertisement
noun
ad·ver·tise·ment
ˌad-vər-ˈtīz-mənt 
əd-ˈvər-təz-mənt,
-tə-smənt
plural advertisements
1
: a public notice
especially
: a paid notice that is published or broadcast (as to attract customers or to provide information of public interest)
an advertisement for a new car/movie/business
advertisements for job openings
radio/television/online advertisements
took out a full-page advertisement
2
: the act or process of advertising something
Rules could also be introduced pertaining to the advertisement of unhealthy food …—
Brooke Rolfe
Brooke Rolfe3
: something resembling an advertisement (as in alerting someone to something)
Many people in the UK like to put their Christmas tree up in their front window and pile gifts up beneath it. This might look good to your neighbours, but it's just an advertisement for a thief to nick your loot!—Kate Whitfield
Kate Whitfield
especially
: a person or thing that shows how good or effective something is
The 25-year-old from Cameroon has become a[n] … advertisement for perseverance. —Lethbridge News Now (online)
Lethbridge News Now (online) A CV [=curriculum vitae] is the chance to impress employers, and it is an advertisement for skills and experience. —Laura Davies and Lucinda Reid
Laura Davies and Lucinda Reid Examples of advertisement in a Sentence
The advertisement will appear in three magazines.
He learned about the job from an advertisement in the newspaper.
The company has spent a lot of money on advertisement.
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By using the tag, businesses and other organizations can later target advertisements on LinkedIn to consumers that have already shown interest in their products or services.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
That meant, officially at least, no advertisements, gifts or cuts of merchandise sold by schools, even jerseys with their name on the back.
—Cornell Watson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
This growth is likely to contribute to expanding the platform business, which markets digital video subscriptions and advertisements on Roku devices.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The whole thing so much resembled an advertisement that Noem was sued by a consumer advocacy group, although the case was later dismissed.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
That meant, officially at least, no advertisements, gifts or cuts of merchandise sold by schools, even jerseys with their name on the back.
—Cornell Watson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
This growth is likely to contribute to expanding the platform business, which markets digital video subscriptions and advertisements on Roku devices.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The whole thing so much resembled an advertisement that Noem was sued by a consumer advocacy group, although the case was later dismissed.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Advertisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advertisement. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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advertisement
noun
ad·ver·tise·ment
ˌad-vər-ˈtīz-mənt
əd-ˈvərt-əz-
əd-ˈvərt-əz-
1
: the act or process of advertising
2
: a public notice
especially
: one published or broadcast
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