Definition of ADVERTISEMENTS

noun

ad·ver·tise·ment | \ ˌad-vər-ˈtīz-mənt ;

əd-ˈvər-təz-mənt , -tə-smənt

Definition of advertisement

1 : a public notice especially : one published in the press or broadcast over the air a full-page advertisement for the movie a TV advertisement

2 : the act or process of advertising something The company has spent a lot of money on advertisement.

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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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The Republican Governors Association on Thursday began a weekslong campaign of negative television advertisements against Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous. — Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, "Republican Governors Association launches weekslong attack ad campaign against Ben Jealous," 12 July 2018 About 30 years ago, Nestle had a major advertisement program in Africa encouraging using formula over breast feeding. — Philly.com, "Pediatrician shares the danger of promoting formula in poorer nations," 10 July 2018 Except for music, and the sound of a few advertisements still running on loop on the post-apocalyptic Earth where Wall-E is initially set, a significant portion of the film is silent. — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Wall-E' References That Need to Be Revisited," 27 June 2018 And Wham-O tapped the powerful new medium of television with hokey, seemingly homemade advertisements. — Alec Scott, Smithsonian, "The Iconic Hula Hoop Keeps on Rolling," 26 June 2018 Demand Justice, a liberal group, is running advertisements in Maine, aimed at Ms. Collins, as well in Alaska, the home state of another swing-vote Republican, Senator Lisa Murkowski. — New York Times, "Senate Democrats Come Out Swinging in Long-Shot Fight to Block Kavanaugh," 10 July 2018 An exchange bureau advertisement in Cairo on Wednesday. — Richard Barley, WSJ, "The Dollar Will Eventually Pay the Price for U.S. Deficits," 6 July 2018 The hip-hop superstar took over the streaming service's playlists this weekend, leaving some customers complaining of advertisements on their ad-free accounts. — Colin Stutz, Billboard, "Spotify Subscribers Demand Refunds Over Too Much Drake Promotion," 2 July 2018 The group says the advertisements will reach 250,000 people across the six states and will first launch through a texting campaign this week. — Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, "The Health 202: ACLU asks court to force government to pay cost of reuniting migrant families," 13 July 2018

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