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.

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Proceeds will be donated to the advertising fund for the episode.

— jared boyd, AL.com, "Mobile radio host celebrates 5,000th broadcast of signature show," 21 Aug. 2017
KentuckyOne also has launched an advertising campaign saying the health system is focused on continuing care and maintaining professional standards during the transition, Waldridge said.

— grace schneider, The Courier-Journal, "Will Jewish Hospital's organ-transplant program survive KentuckyOne Health's sell-off?," 10 Aug. 2017
Because of my involvement in my communications school, almost all of my friends were journalism, advertising or film majors.

— miamiherald, "The freshman are coming to campus! Learn the secrets to keeping them there and happy," 8 Aug. 2017
CNN also is comfortably profitable, with more advertising revenue at this point in the year than ever before, the network said.

— david bauder, The Seattle Times, "MSNBC surges as home for Trump opponents," 7 Aug. 2017
His father was an advertising copywriter, and his mother was a homemaker.

— harrison smith, Washington Post, "David Jones, British chemist and ‘court jester in the palace of science,’ dies at 79," 31 July 2017
But Census officials have canceled the advertising campaign that was to accompany the 2018 dress rehearsal, citing a tight budget.

— jeffrey mervis, Science | AAAS, "Money, politics, and abandoned homes: Why the 2020 Census might be in jeopardy," 24 July 2017
Media that remain critical of the government have faced problems ranging from withdrawal of government advertising to spurious tax raids, lawsuits on the basis of antiquated rules and harassment on social media by legions of pro-government trolls.

— The Economist, "The elephant in its labyrinthIn the race with its tricky neighbour, India has recently been winning," 22 July 2017
Both companies can make money off the transactions, charge other companies to use their payment platforms and all the while collect the payments data to be used in everything from new credit systems to advertising.

— paul mozur, The Seattle Times, "In urban China, hardly anyone is using cash anymore," 19 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of advertising

see advertise

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First Known Use: 1717

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ADVERTISING Defined for English Language Learners

advertising

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Definition of advertising for English Language Learners

: published or broadcast advertisements
: the business of creating advertisements

ADVERTISING Defined for Kids

advertising

noun ad·ver·tis·ing \ ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ \

Definition of advertising for Students

1 :speech, writing, pictures, or films meant to persuade people to buy something

2 :the business of preparing advertisements

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