advertisement

Plural: advertisements

Noun

• a public promotion of some product or service
• A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
• A public notice.
• A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
• Notoriety.
• In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.

Examples

• Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications.
• The city council placed an advertisement in the local newspaper to inform its residents of the forthcoming roadworks.
• The good manners and intelligence of the students are an advertisement for the school.

Synonyms

ad, advert, advertising, advertizement, advertizing

Related Words

advertising, adware