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

NurPhoto via Getty Images YouTube TV's new ESPN and NBCUniversal agreements expand its sports lineup and concentrate more of live sports' advertising reach on a single platform. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The newsmagazine generated between $67 million and $69 million in advertising revenue in both 2024 and 2025 according to data from iSpot, and commanded the 11th-biggest haul of ad dollars of any show on CBS last year. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 July 2026

During this period, the proportion of advertising tier subscribers to the likes of Netflix and Disney+ rose rapidly, Ofcom said. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 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

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

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