advertising
or ad·ver·tiz·ing
[ ad-ver-tahy-zing ]
/ ˈæd vərˌtaɪ zɪŋ /
noun
the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
paid announcements; advertisements.
the profession of planning, designing, and writing advertisements.
OTHER WORDS FROM advertising
coun·ter·ad·ver·tis·ing, noun pro·ad·ver·tis·ing, adjective pro·ad·ver·tiz·ing, adjective self-ad·ver·tis·ing, adjective, nounWords nearby advertising
Definition for advertising (2 of 2)
advertise
or ad·ver·tize
[ ad-ver-tahyz, ad-ver-tahyz ]
/ ˈæd vərˌtaɪz, ˌæd vərˈtaɪz /
verb (used with object), ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.
verb (used without object), ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing.
Origin of advertise
1400–50; late Middle English
advertisen < Middle French
avertiss-, long stem of
avertir < Vulgar Latin
*advertire, Latin
advertere to
advert1; the expected Middle English
*advertishen probably conformed to
advertisement or the suffix
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM advertise
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British Dictionary definitions for advertising (1 of 2)
advertising
sometimes US advertizing
/ (ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ) /
noun
the promotion of goods or services for sale through impersonal media, such as radio or television
the business that specializes in creating such publicity
advertisements collectively; publicity
British Dictionary definitions for advertising (2 of 2)
advertise
sometimes US advertize
/ (ˈædvəˌtaɪz) /
verb
to present or praise (goods, a service, etc) to the public, esp in order to encourage sales
to make (something, such as a vacancy, article for sale, etc) publicly known, as to possible applicants, buyers, etc
to advertise a job
(intr foll by for)
to make a public request (for), esp in a newspaper, etc
she advertised for a cook
obsolete
to warn; caution
Derived forms of advertise
advertiser or sometimes US advertizer, nounWord Origin for advertise
C15: from a lengthened stem of Old French
avertir, ultimately from Latin
advertere to turn one's attention to. See
adverse