advertising

noun ad·ver·tis·ing

Definition of advertising

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

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Examples of advertising in a Sentence

He is looking for a job in advertising.

Recent Examples of advertising from the Web

The foundation logo is shown on the Crown Vision scoreboard along with other advertising announcements.

— ellen cagle, kansascity, "Pro-choice organization criticizes Royals for running ads for pro-life group", 2 June 2017
But HigherDOSE and Jacuzzi aren’t the only infrared sauna brands advertising this number.

— kelly conaboy, The Atlantic, "Infrared Saunas Will Not 'Detoxify' You", 1 June 2017
The service also doesn’t make much money for Google, which derives most of its income from digital advertising.

— michael liedtke, The Seattle Times, "Google expands paid carpooling across California", 31 May 2017
In a sign of how tough the competition has become, Fox fell to third place in the younger advertising demographic for the five-day week that ended May 19 -- the first time that had happened since July 2016.

— anousha sakoui, Bloomberg.com, "Fox, MSNBC Neck-and-Neck in Ratings as Viewers Monitor Trump", 31 May 2017
And the Sun-Times story is perfect for direct mail advertising.

— john kass, chicagotribune.com, "Pritzker: Wealth can't save you from yourself", 31 May 2017
The politically conservative group has spent $5.6 million on TV, digital and radio advertising campaigns since the House passed the legislation.

— amy sherman asherman@miamiherald.com, miamiherald, "Ad misleads about pre-existing conditions in GOP health care bill", 30 May 2017
Polls show the California Democrat is strongly disliked by GOP base voters and she was mentioned in much of the advertising seen by voters ahead of the election.

— Washington Post, "GOP holds onto Montana seat, yet both parties optimistic", 26 May 2017
The ticket and suite revenues are only a portion of the Yankees’ overall income, which also includes television and radio broadcast fees, advertising and licensing, and a portfolio of ancillary businesses.

— billy witz, New York Times, "Winning Yankees Aren’t Faring Nearly as Well at the Ticket Office", 25 May 2017

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