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

The use of advertising cookies sent by third-party servers is common on the Internet. —Hazlitt, 6 Feb. 2026

And maybe not instead, but at the same time, were increasing their focus on advertising, driving people towards and within this McDonald’s app, which now has like a hundred million people on it, which is a truly astounding number. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026

What a great variety of stories and advertising. —Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026

Amazon also posted a slight beat in its advertising revenue for the quarter. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Feb. 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

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

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