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

Without spending a dollar on advertising, a company like Trident can go from nothing to $100 million in revenue in 18 months. —Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

Nexstar has engaged in an aggressive lobbying campaign for the merger, arguing that the combination is necessary to compete against the tech giants that have siphoned off so much local advertising revenue in recent decades. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026

Investigators said records show money spent on poker tables, livestream equipment and advertising, as well as large transfers between related companies and payments to professional poker players. —Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026

Intriguingly, the spark for the project came from a marketing agency that has developed a specialty in new advertising methodologies. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Mar. 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