Definition of 'advertisement'
Word forms: plural advertisements
1. countable noun
An advertisement is an announcement
online, or in a newspaper, on television, or on a
poster about something such as a product, event, or
job.
[written]
[Also + for] 2. countable noun
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advertisement in British English
noun
any public
notice, as a
printed
display in a
newspaper, short film on
television,
announcement on
radio, etc, designed to sell goods,
publicize an event, etc
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advertisement in American English
noun
1.
the act of
advertising
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British English: advertisement
/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt; -tɪz-/ NOUN
An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster that tells people about a product, event, or job vacancy.
...job advertisements.
- American English: advertisement
- Arabic: إِعْلان
- Brazilian Portuguese: anúncio
- Chinese: 广告
- Croatian: oglas
- Czech: inzerát
- Danish: reklame
- Dutch: advertentie
- European Spanish: anuncio anuncio
- Finnish: mainos
- French: publicité réclame
- German: Anzeige Zeitung
- Greek: διαφήμιση
- Italian: pubblicità
- Japanese: 広告
- Korean: 광고
- Norwegian: annonse
- Polish: ogłoszenie reklama
- European Portuguese: anúncio
- Romanian: anunț
- Russian: рекламное объявление
- Latin American Spanish: publicidad anuncio
- Swedish: reklamannons
- Thai: การโฆษณา
- Turkish: reklam
- Ukrainian: рекламне оголошення
- Vietnamese: quảng cáo
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