Definitions for: Advertisement


[n] a public promotion of some product or service



Webster (1913) Definition: Ad*ver"tise*ment ([a^]d*v[~e]r"t[i^]z*ment or
[a^]d`v[~e]r*t[imac]z"ment; 277), n. [F. avertisement,
formerly also spelled advertissement, a warning, giving
notice, fr. avertir.]
1. The act of informing or notifying; notification. [Archaic]

An advertisement of danger. --Bp. Burnet.

2. Admonition; advice; warning. [Obs.]

Therefore give me no counsel: My griefs cry louder
than advertisement. --Shak.

3. A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public
print; anything that advertises; as, a newspaper
containing many advertisements.

Synonyms: ad, advert, advertising, advertizement, advertizing

See Also: advertorial, bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, commercial, commercial message, direct mail, flier, flyer, handbill, mailer, newspaper ad, newspaper advertisement, packaging, preview, prevue, promotion, promotional material, publicity, teaser, throwaway, top billing, trailer

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