promotion

pro·mo·tion

 (prə-mō′shən)

n.

1. The act of promoting someone to a higher job, grade, or rank, or the fact of being so promoted.

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

3.

a. Advertising; publicity.

b. An act, event, or offer that helps to increase interest in or demand for something: offered a free sample as a promotion to try the new soap.

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pro·mo′tion·al adj.

pro·mo′tion·al·ly adv.

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pro•mo•tion

(prəˈmoʊ ʃən)

n.

1. advancement in rank or position.

2. furtherance or encouragement.

3. the act of promoting.

4. the state of being promoted.

5.

a. the publicizing or advertising of a product, cause, institution, etc.

b. materials, events, etc., generated for this purpose.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin]

pro•mo′tion•al, adj.

pro•mo′tive, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	promotion - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" promotional material, publicity, packaging marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing" subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about buildup - highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup" public relations, PR - a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution blurb, endorsement, indorsement - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug - blatant or sensational promotion sales pitch, sales talk, pitch - promotion by means of an argument and demonstration ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service sales promotion - promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising
	2.	promotion - act of raising in rank or position ennoblement - the act of raising someone to the nobility change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" preferment - the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" investiture, investment - the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank demotion - act of lowering in rank or position
	3.	promotion - encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something advancement, furtherance encouragement - the expression of approval and support
	4.	promotion - the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" forwarding, furtherance progress, advancement - gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

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promotion

noun

1. rise, upgrading, move up, advancement, elevation, exaltation, preferment, aggrandizement, ennoblement rewarding outstanding employees with promotion

2. publicity, advertising, hype, pushing, plugging (informal), propaganda, advertising campaign, hard sell, media hype, ballyhoo (informal), puffery (informal), boosterism The company spent a lot of money on advertising and promotion.

3. encouragement, backing, support, development, progress, boosting, advancement, advocacy, cultivation, espousal, furtherance, boosterism dedicated to the promotion of new ideas and research

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promotion

noun

1. A progression upward in rank:

advancement, elevation, jump, rise, upgrade.

2. A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:

advertisement, ballyhoo, buildup, publicity, puffery.

Informal: pitch, plug.

Slang: hype.

3. The act or profession of promoting something, as a product:

advertising, publicity.

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Translations

تَرْقِيَه، تَرْفيع في الدَّرَجَهتَرْوِيجتَرْويج المَبيعاتتَشْجيع، تَعْزيز

podporapovýšenípropagaceprosazování

forfremmelsefremme

BeförderungFörderungPromotionWerbung

προαγωγήπροώθηση

ascensopromociónfomento

ylennys

promotionavancement

promocija

elõléptetéselõsegítéspromóció

auglÿsingeflingstöîuhækkun

promozionelancio

促進

승진

promotie

forfremmelsesalgsfremmende tiltakavansement

awans

promoção

продвижение

napredovanjespodbujanje

kampanj

การส่งเสริมสนับสนุน

geliştirmereklamını/tanıtımını yapmatanıtımterfi

sự xúc tiến

促进宣传推销提升提拔

promotion

[prəˈməʊʃən]

A. N

1. (in rank)

1.1. [of employee] → ascenso m, promoción f
to get promotion → ser ascendido (to a) if I get promotion, I have to move offices → si me ascienden, tengo que trasladarme de oficina
to move up the promotion ladder → subir en el escalafón

1.2. (Sport) → ascenso m
they narrowly missed promotion → por muy poco no han ascendido a otra división
to win promotion → ser promovido, ascender

1.3. (US) (Scol) → ascenso m

2. (= encouragement) [of trade, peace] → fomento m, promoción f; [of campaign, project] → apoyo m

3. (= organization) [of concert, event] → organización f

4. (= publicity, advertising) → promoción f; (= advertising campaign) → campaña f (de promoción)
special promotion → oferta f de promoción
see also sales B

B. CPD promotion prospects NPL → perspectivas fpl de ascenso
promotions manager or director N → director(a) m/f encargado/a de promoción

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

promotion

[prəˈməʊʃ^ən] n

[employee] → promotion f
promotion to a higher-paid post → promotion à un poste mieux payé
to try for promotion → chercher à être promu(e)

[football team] → promotion f

[product] → promotion f

(= special deal) → promotion f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

promotion

n

(in rank) → Beförderung f; (of football team) → Aufstieg m; to get or win promotion → befördert werden; (football team) → aufsteigen

(= fostering) → Förderung f; (Parl: of bill) → Einsatz m → (of für)

(= organization: of conference etc) → Veranstaltung f

(= advertising) → Werbung f → (of für); (= advertising campaign) → Werbekampagne f; (= marketing) → Einführung f → auf dem Markt; Rochas are doing a special promotion in the store this week → wir haben diese Woche eine Rochas-Werbekampagne im Warenhaus

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

promotion

[prəˈməʊʃ/ən] n (gen) → promozione f
to get promotion → ottenere la promozione

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promote

(prəˈməut) verb

1. to raise (to a higher rank or position). He was promoted to head teacher. bevorder يُرَقّي، يُرَفِّعُ повишавам promover povýšit befördern forfremme προάγω, προβιβάζω promover, ascender edutama ترفیع دادن ylentää promouvoir לְטַפֵּח पदोन्नति करना előléptet menaikkan pangkat hækka (í stöðu) promuovere 昇進させる 승진시키다 paaukštinti paaugstināt (amatā, dienesta pakāpē) menaikkan pangkat bevorderenforfremmeawansować ترفيع وركول promover a promova продвигать povýšiť povišati unaprediti befordra เลื่อนตำแหน่ง terfi etmek 提升，晉級 підвищувати в чині; висувати ترقي دينا thăng chức 提升，晋级

2. to encourage, organize, or help the progress of. He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme. bevorder يُشَجِّعُ، يُعَزِّزُ насърчавам promover podpořit, prosadit fördern fremme προάγω, προωθώpromover, fomentar edendama گسترش دادن edistää pro- mouvoir לְעוֹדֵד, לְקַדֵם सहायता करना előmozdít ikut melaksanakan stuðla að promuovere 奨励する 촉진하다 paremti, puoselėti sekmēt; veicināt menggalakkan bevorderenfremme, arbeide for krzewić, popularyzować پراختيا وركول promover a susţine; a contribui la способствовать podporiť, presadiť pospeševati podržati främja, gynna, stödja ส่งเสริม olmasına/gelişmesine yardımcı olmak 促進 сприяти, підтримувати اعانت کرنا، ہمت افزائي کرنا xúc tiến 促进

3. to encourage the buying of; to advertise. We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder. bemark يُرَوِّجُ، يُعْلِنُ عَن بِضاعَةٍ рекламирам fazer a promoção de propagovat werben für reklamere for προωθώpromover propageerima تبلیغ کردن mainostaa promouvoir לְעוֹדֵד प्रचार करना, बढ़ाना reklámoz mempromosikan auglÿsa promuovere 宣伝する 판매를 촉진하다 reklamuoti reklamēt mempromosikan promotenfremme salget, reklamere for lansować تبليغ كول،خپرول fazer a promoção de a promova; a face reclamă la; a lansa рекламировать propagovať delati reklamo promovisati marknadsföra โฆษณา tanıtmak, tanıtımını yapmak 推銷(商品) рекламувати تشہير کرنا quảng cáo 推销（商品）

proˈmoter noun

promotor مُرَوِّج поощрител promotor pořadatel, -ka der Förderer/die Förderin støtte; arrangør υποστηρικτήςpromotor rajaja مروج؛ طرفدار promoottori organisateur/-trice יוֹזֶם समर्थक, संवर्धक, प्रोत्साहक, आयोजक kezdeményező, előmozdító; alapító promotor skipuleggjandi promotore, promotrice 促進者 촉진자, 후원자, 창립자, 발기인 rėmėjas sekmētājs; reklamētājs promoter promotorarrangør, formidler popularyzator مروج،په مخ بيوونكى promotor promotor; iniţiator покровитель; учредитель podporovateľ; usporiadateľ zagovornik česa promoter främjare, upphovsman, promotor ผู้สนับสนุน düzenleyici 推銷商，促進者 патрон; промоутер ترقي دينے والا người tài trợ 推销商，促进者

proˈmotion (-ʃən) noun

1. the raising of a person to a higher rank or position. He has just been given (a) promotion. verhoging, bevordering تَرْقِيَه، تَرْفيع في الدَّرَجَه повишаване promoção povýšení die Beförderung forfremmelse προαγωγήascenso, promoción ametikõrgendus ترفیع ylennys promotionקידום पदोन्नति előléptetés kenaikan pangkat stöðuhækkun promozione 昇進 승진 paaukštinimas paaugstināšana (amatā, dienesta pakāpē) kenaikan pangkat promotieforfremmelse, avansementawans پورته تلل،ترفيع كول promoção promovare, avan­sare продвижение povýšenie povišanje unapređenje befordran การเลื่อนตำแหน่ง terfi 提升，提拔，晉升 просування по службі; підвищення в званні ترقي sự thăng chức 提升，提拔，晋升

2. encouragement (of a cause, charity etc). the promotion of world peace. bevordering تَشْجيع، تَعْزيز спомагане promoção podpora die Förderung fremme προώθησηpromoción, fomento edendamine ترویج edistäminen promotionעידוד प्रोत्साहन, समथ्रन elősegítés anjuran efling l'incoraggiare 促進 증진 rėmimas, palaikymas sekmēšana; veicināšana menggalakkan het bevorderen støtte, oppmuntring krzewienie رواجوونكى promoção încurajare содеиствие; поддержка podpora podpiranje ohrabrenje främjande การส่งเสริม geliştirme 促進 сприяння ہمت افزائي sự khuyến khích 促进

3. the activity of advertising a product etc. He is against the promotion of cigarettes. bevordering تَرْويج المَبيعات реклама promoção propagace die Werbung -reklame διαφήμιση, προώθηση, προβολήpromoción reklaam تبلیغ mainostus promotionקידום מכירות प्रवर्तन promóció promosi auglÿsing promozione 宣伝 판촉 reklamavimas, reklama reklamēšana; reklāma promosi reclame makensalgsfremmende tiltak lansowanie, reklama تبليغ،نشر،خپرونه promoção promo­tion, pu­bli­citate реклама propagácia propaganda promocija marknadsföring การโฆษณา reklamını/tanıtımını yapma (商品的)宣傳，推銷 реклама تشہير sự quảng cáo （商品的）宣传，推销

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promotion

→ تَرْوِيج prosazování forfremmelse Beförderung προώθηση ascenso, promoción ylennys promotion promocija promozione 促進 승진 promotie forfremmelse awans promoção продвижение kampanj การส่งเสริมสนับสนุน tanıtım sự xúc tiến 促进

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