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

The company will play off the tech-industry environment of the show by putting ads in elevators in use at the offices of specific technology companies via Captivate, the out-of-home advertising company. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026

Perhaps because this is the best advertising money can’t buy. —Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026

Cruise through Petrified Forest National Park, the only national park that contains a section of the historic road, and stop at quirky attractions like Illinois’ gigantic fiberglass statues that were the pinnacle of advertising in the 1960s. —Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026

Naturally, Yuga Labs sued Ripps, and his partner Cahen, alleging false advertising, trademark infringement, and cybersquatting. —Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 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

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

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