marketing

noun

mar·​ket·​ing ˈmär-kə-tiŋ 

1

a

: the act or process of selling or purchasing in a market

did most of her marketing in local stores

b

: 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 aggregate entry 3 sense 1) of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer

The company will increase its budget for marketing.

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 on the Web

Sustainable breakthroughs now depend on defining new problem frontiers, and developing new AI applications with built in domain expertise ranging from medicine, science, finance, law, coding, marketing and sales, and not refining existing models. —Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

That includes taking over development and marketing duties, ensuring these games thrive well beyond their launch, and doing so in a way that supports the original creators. —Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 July 2025

The models keep getting bigger, the marketing keeps promising more, but a fundamental mismatch remains: a system trained to please can't deliver the reality check that therapy sometimes demands. —ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025

Ballroom 20, 1:30-2:15 p.m. Hasbro Star Wars Members of the Hasbro marketing and design teams discuss the popular Hasbro Star Wars line, including the Black Series and The Vintage Collection. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing marketing

• direct marketing
• marketing ploy
• marketing research
• multilevel marketing
• pre-marketing
• viral marketing

Rhymes for marketing

• telemarketing