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   promotion

   /prəˈməʊʃn/

   noun

   • 1. activity that supports or encourages a cause, venture, or aim: "the promotion of cultural and racial diversity" Similar encouragementfurtherancefurtheringadvancementassistanceaidhelpcontribution tofosteringboostingstimulationdevelopmentadvocacyrecommendationurgingsupportbackingendorsementchampionshipsponsoringespousalinformal:boosterism
   • 2. the publicizing of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness: "a sales promotion company" Similar advertisingpublicitymarketingsellingadvertising/publicity campaignpropagandapublicizationinformal:hard sellhypepluggingpuffpufferyballyhoo
   • ▪ a publicity campaign: "the paper is reaping the rewards of a series of promotions"
   • ▪ the activity of organizing publicity campaigns: "she's the promotions manager for the museum"
   • ▪ a sporting event, especially a series of boxing matches, staged for profit: "a boxing promotion"
   • 3. the action of promoting someone or something to a higher position or rank or the fact of being so promoted: "majors designated for promotion to lieutenant colonel" Similar prefermentupgradingmove upelevationadvancementadvancestep upstep up the ladderaggrandizementinformal:kick upstairs
   • 4. the action of promoting a catalyst.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in promotion (sense 3)): via Old French from Latin promotio(n-), from promovere ‘move forward’ (see promote).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROMOTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PROMOTION definition: 1. activities to advertise something: 2. the act of encouraging something to happen or develop…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › promotionPromotion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   promotion: [noun] the act or fact of being raised in position or rank : preferment.

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   promotion: 1 n the act of raising in rank or position Antonyms: demotion act of lowering in rank or position Types: ennoblement the act of raising someone to the nobility preferment the act of preferring investiture , investment the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office ...

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROMOTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. If you are given promotion or a promotion in your job, you are given a more important job or rank in the.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpromotion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Synonyms advertisement advertisement publicity ad commercial promotion trailer These are all words for a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service. advertisement a notice, picture or film 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:. They ran advertisements on TV and on social media. Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society ...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROMOTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PROMOTE definition: 1. to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something: 2. to raise someone to a…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › promotionPromotion - definition of promotion by The Free Dictionary

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   2. Support or encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance: has joined in the promotion of the theory.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpromotion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   2 [uncountable, countable] activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service; a set of advertisements for a particular product or service Her job is mainly concerned with sales and promotion. We are doing a special promotion of Chilean wines. see cross-promotion Thesaurus advertisement publicity; ad; commercial; promotion; preview; These are all words for a notice, picture, or short movie telling people about a product, job, or service.

10. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › promotePromote Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    promote: [verb] to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise. to change (a pawn) into a piece in chess by moving to the eighth rank. to advance (a student) from one grade to the next higher grade.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPROMOTION definition in American English | Collins English ...

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    2 senses: 1. If you are given promotion or a promotion in your job, you are given a more important job or rank in the.... Click for more definitions.