marketing

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noun mar·ket·ing \ˈmär-kə-tiŋ\

Definition of marketing

1a : the act or process of selling or purchasing in a market did most of her marketing in local storesb : the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service New automobiles are the subject of intense marketing.
2 : an aggregate (see ³aggregate 1) of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer The company will increase its budget for marketing.

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Examples of marketing in a Sentence

The company will increase its budget for marketing.
She has a job in marketing.
She runs the company's marketing department.

Recent Examples of marketing from the Web

Hector Trujillo, 63, took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes for sports marketing contracts, U.S. prosecutors said.

— Washington Post, "Former Guatemalan judge pleads guilty in FIFA soccer probe", 2 June 2017
Illinois Small Business Development Centers give free one-on-one business advice and help small companies with financing, marketing plans and specialized technology services, among other things.

— sophia tareen, The Seattle Times, "A look at the damage of Illinois’ 3-year budget impasse", 1 June 2017
At this point, the Bolt is still an exercise in R&D and marketing.

— kyle stock, Bloomberg.com, "Chevy’s Bolt Creeps Along While Tesla Readies For a Sprint", 1 June 2017
Bochetto said the city money was specified for structural repairs at the museum gift shop and that funds for marketing and promotion are needed more than repairs to the building.

— sheldon s. shafer, The Courier-Journal, "Muhammad Ali's boyhood home on financial ropes, may close", 31 May 2017
Her experience has prompted her to drop plans to go back into marketing.

— laurie mcginley, chicagotribune.com, "Immunotherapy offers hope to certain cancer patients not responding to chemo", 30 May 2017
Philip Potempa is a journalist, author and the director of marketing at Theatre at the Center.

— philip potempa, Post-Tribune, "Josephine Baker's life, career and cautions recalled on stage", 30 May 2017
Bethune-Cookman will be forming a scholarship program to send its students to the law school, and will also work together on certain marketing and academic support programs.

— zaid jilani, The Intercept, "Bethune-Cookman Actually Had A Reason To Invite Betsy DeVos To Give That Calamatous Commencement Speech", 29 May 2017
Indeed, less than a week after the Public Investment Fund’s contribution was revealed, Blackstone’s marketing to other investors has already begun.

— kate kelly and landon thomas jr., New York Times, "Big Payoff After Blackstone Courted a Saudi Prince", 25 May 2017

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