advertising

1 of 2

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

advertising

2 of 2

present participle of advertise

Examples of advertising in a Sentence

Noun

He is looking for a job in advertising.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Boulder County accused the fossil fuel companies of deceiving the general public about the dangers of their oil and gas operations and the associated greenhouse gas emissions through their advertising and marketing. — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

In 2025, TikTok helped generate $12 billion in advertising and merchandise sales for those businesses and supported 52,000 jobs in the state, said the PF Global report, which was commissioned by TikTok. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Lynch took over Condé Nast as CEO in 2019, helping the publishing giant navigate declines in print readership and advertising along with Covid. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

When the war began, Duke left his Connecticut mansion and New York City advertising career to join America’s new OSS. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

advertise + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

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