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Advertisement Online Noun ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt Newspaper/Television Place Classifieds

Word3 advertisement
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Phonetic /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ /ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/
Example
  • a newspaper/television advertisement
  • an online advertisement
  • you can place an advertisement on a classifieds website.
  • television and radio refused to carry advertisements for the album.
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(noun)/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ /ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/
  1. a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service
    • SEE ALSO classified advertisement
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/classified-advertisement
    • a newspaper/television advertisement
    • an online advertisement
    • You can place an advertisement on a classifieds website.
    • Television and radio refused to carry advertisements for the album.

    Extra Examples

    • We placed advertisements in a number of national newspapers.
    • She ran a full-page advertisement on the back page of the newspaper.
  2. an example of something that shows its good qualities
    • Dirty streets and homelessness are no advertisement for a prosperous society.
    • He's a walking advertisement for healthy living.
  3. the act of advertising something and making it public
    • We are employing an assistant to help with the advertisement of the group’s activities.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (denoting a statement calling attention to something): from Old French advertissement, from the verb advertir from Latin advertere ‘turn towards’, from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’.The original sense was ‘turn one's attention to’, later ‘bring to someone's attention’.
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