advertising Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a public promotion of some product or service
    ad; advert; advertisement; advertizement; advertizing.
  2. noun the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
    publicizing.
  3. verb call attention to
    publicise; advertise; publicize; advertize.
    • Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
  4. verb make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
    push; advertise; promote; advertize.
    • The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
    • The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops

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