advertising

Definition

  • noun: published or broadcast advertisements
  • noun: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements
  • synonyms: ad, advertisement, advert

Examples

  • She works for an 'advertising agency' [=('chiefly US') 'ad agency'] in New York.

  • They are 'advertising' the new edition of the book.

  • These is a lot of 'advertising' in that magazine.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What does that mean? It means it's time for the website to start generating revenue. No, I know what the word means. I'm asking how you wanna do it. ' Advertising. ' No. Well, we got members. 'Cause The Facebook is cool, and if we start installing pop-ups for Mountain Dew, it's not gonna be cool. (..)
    2010 The Social Network
  • (..) all BU girls are bitches? but she's getting all kinds of help from our friends at Victoria's Secret. She's a B, as in barely anything there. False advertising. I need to do something to take my mind off her. So what if it's not even p.m. and it's a Tuesday night? Billy. (..)
    2010 The Social Network