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noun

/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/

Word Frequency: 4.0

Definitions

1.nounA commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

"Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications."

2.nounA public notice.

"The city council placed an advertisement in the local newspaper to inform its residents of the forthcoming roadworks."

3.nounA recommendation of a particular product, service or person.

"The good manners and intelligence of the students are an advertisement for the school."

4.nounNotoriety.

5.nounIn gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.