advertising
noun
ad·ver·tis·ing
ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ 
1
: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements
2
: advertisements
a magazine full of advertising
3
: the business of preparing advertisements for publication or broadcast
looking for a job in advertising
Examples of advertising in a Sentence
He is looking for a job in advertising.
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Examples of expenses include materials, labor, equipment, packaging, shipping, advertising, traveling and business subscriptions.
—Dr. Jenny Woo, Contributor, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
House Bill 1090 — part of House Democrats’ pitch to curb costs in the state — would broadly require retailers and companies to detail the full price of a good or service in their advertising.
—The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Indirect revenue, primarily from advertising, increased by 56.1% to $53.7 million.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Examples of expenses include materials, labor, equipment, packaging, shipping, advertising, traveling and business subscriptions.
—Dr. Jenny Woo, Contributor, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
House Bill 1090 — part of House Democrats’ pitch to curb costs in the state — would broadly require retailers and companies to detail the full price of a good or service in their advertising.
—The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Indirect revenue, primarily from advertising, increased by 56.1% to $53.7 million.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Advertising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advertising. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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