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Word advert
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈædvɜːt / NAmE / ˈædvɜːrt /
Example
  • the adverts on television
  • when the adverts came on i got up to put the kettle on.
  • put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car.
  • dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society.
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advert

(noun)BrE / ˈædvɜːt / NAmE / ˈædvɜːrt /
    • = advertisement
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advertisement
    • the adverts on television
    • When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on.
    • Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car.
    • Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society.
    • She works in publicity.
    • There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film.
    • We put an ad in the local paper.
    • an ad for a new chocolate bar
    • a special promotion of local products
    • She works in sales and promotion.

    Extra Examples

    • A lot of claims are made in the advert.
    • How can I block those annoying pop-up adverts?
    • I put an advert in the local newspaper.
    • She took out a full-page advert in a magazine.
    • The advert appeared in ‘The Guardian’.
    • The advert featured a dolphin swimming around a goldfish bowl.
    • The paper ran our advert last week.
    • an advert for jeans
    • I never watch the adverts on TV.

    Word Origin

    • mid 19th cent.: abbreviation.
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