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promotional.

Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/General-American/pɹəˈməʊʃənəl/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.

    Collect five promotional vouchers to claim your prize.

  2. Of or relating to promotion to a post of higher status.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion English -al English promotional From promotion + -al.

noun/pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/General-American/pɹəˈməʊʃənəl/Received-Pronunciation

  1. An advertising promotion

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion English -al English promotional From promotion + -al.

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