entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt 
1
a
: amusement or diversion provided especially by performers
hired a band to provide entertainment
b
: something diverting or engaging: such as
(1)
: a public performance
(2)
: a usually light comic or adventure novel
2
: the act of entertaining
3
a
archaic
: maintenance, provision
b
obsolete
: employment
Examples of entertainment in a Sentence
Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
They played games in the evening for entertainment.
plays, movies, and other entertainments
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Talk about a smart move; the entertainment graveyard is full of people who made the wrong choices with their money and their brands.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
The focus on internal productivity tools suggests Netflix views AI-powered efficiency as a competitive advantage in its core entertainment business.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Still, the changes also reinforce that the Hulu brand, far from going away, is likely to become more important to Disney in the future, as the company globalizes its streaming platform and leans more into general entertainment alongside its genre fare.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertainment. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt
1
: the act or process of providing pleasure, recreation, or amusement
2
: a means of amusement or recreation
especially
: a public performance
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