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ad·ver·tis·ing  (dvr-tzng)
n.
1. The activity of attracting public attention to a product or business, as by paid announcements in the print, broadcast, or electronic media.
2. The business of designing and writing advertisements.
3. Advertisements considered as a group: This paper takes no advertising.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.advertisingadvertising - a public promotion of some product or service
direct mail - advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail
preview, prevue, trailer - an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
advertorial - an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report
mailer - an advertisement that is sent by mail
newspaper ad, newspaper advertisement - a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper
commercial, commercial message - a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
broadsheet, broadside, circular, flyer, handbill, throwaway, flier, bill - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
teaser - an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
top billing - the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a theatrical poster
2.advertising - the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
hard sell - forceful and insistent advertising
soft sell - suggestive or persuasive advertising
circularisation, circularization - circulating printed notices as a means of advertising
Translations
advertising [ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ] npublicidad f; propaganda; anuncios mpl
advertising [ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ] advertise npublicité f
advertising [ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ] advertise nWerbung f
advertising [ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ] npubblicità


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The risk of advertising her as able to sail without ballast is not great, since the statement does not imply a warranty of her arriving anywhere.
On the white pages I grouped Sunday-School cards and advertising cards which I had brought from my `old country.
The hatchet-marks were still raw on the door of our tiny stateroom advertising an event of a few months before.
 
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