entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt 
1
a
: amusement or diversion provided especially by performers
hired a band to provide entertainment
b
: something diverting or engaging: such as
(1)
: a public performance
(2)
: a usually light comic or adventure novel
2
: the act of entertaining
3
a
archaic
: maintenance, provision
b
obsolete
: employment
Examples of entertainment in a Sentence
Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
They played games in the evening for entertainment.
plays, movies, and other entertainments
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
This is a show with a major Hollywood star in Colin Farrell and, more importantly, a major entertainment brand in DC comics, the success of which is quite important to David Zaslav and Warner Bros.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Actor Harrison Ford publicly endorsed Harris on Saturday, adding his voice to an expanding coalition of entertainment industry figures backing the Democratic nominee.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The entertainment industry is going through a content pullback, with scale top of mind for many in the business.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertainment. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt
1
: the act or process of providing pleasure, recreation, or amusement
2
: a means of amusement or recreation
especially
: a public performance
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