- 1(informal ad) [countable] advertisement (for something) a notice, picture, or short movie telling people about a product, job, or service Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car. see classified advertisements
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- 2[countable] advertisement for something an example of something that shows its good qualities Dirty streets and homelessness are no advertisement for a prosperous society.
- 3[uncountable] the act of advertising something and making it public We are employing an assistant to help with the advertisement of the group's activities.
- publicity
- ad
- commercial
- promotion
- preview
- advertisement a notice, picture, or short movie telling people about a product, job, or service; an example of something that shows its good qualities; the act of advertising something and making it public
- publicity [U] the business of attracting the attention of the public to someone or something, such as a company, book, movie, movie star, or product; the things that are done to attract attention:She works in publicity. Her new movie has received a lot of publicity.
- ad (informal) a notice, picture, or short movie telling people about a product, job, or service:We put an ad in the local paper. an ad for a new candy bar
- commercial an advertisement played during a television, radio, or online show
- promotion a set of advertisements for a particular product or service; activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service:a special promotion of local products The store is running a promotion on its gourmet coffees.
- preview a series of short scenes from a movie or television program, shown in advance to advertise it
- (a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/preview for something
- a TV/television/radio/cinema advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- to run/show a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/preview
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