advertisement.
A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
Meaning & usage
A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications.
A public notice.
The city council placed an advertisement in the local newspaper to inform its residents of the forthcoming roadworks.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
The good manners and intelligence of the students are an advertisement for the school.
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.
A preface.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin advertō Old French avertir Middle French advertir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French advertissementbor. English advertisement From Middle French advertissement (“statement calling attention”), compare French avertissement (“warning”). See advertise. Equivalent to advertise + -ment.
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