If you are given promotion or a promotion in your job, you are given a more important job or rank in the organization that you work for.
Consider changing jobs or trying for promotion.
...rewarding outstanding employees with promotions to higher-paid posts. [+ to]
2. variable noun
A promotion is an attempt to make a product or event popular or successful, especially by advertising.
[business]
During 1984, Remington spent a lot of money on advertising and promotion.
Ask about special promotions and weekend deals too.
Synonyms: publicity, advertising, hype, pushing More Synonyms of promotion
3. See also promote
More Synonyms of promotion
promotion in American English
(prəˈmoʊʃən; proʊˈmoʊʃən)
noun
the act or an instance of promoting
; specif.,
a.
advancement in rank, grade, or position
b.
furtherance of an enterprise, cause, etc.
Derived forms
promotional (proˈmotional)
adjective
Word origin
ME < MFr < LL promotio
promotion in Retail
(prəmoʊʃən)
Word forms: (regular plural) promotions
noun
(Retail: Marketing)
A promotion is something that advertises a product and helps to sell more of it.
The retailer said it expected gross margins to be lower than for the previous year,due largely to an increase in clothing promotions.
Before committing yourself to a promotion, you need to be sure that it will increase sales and bring in new customers.
A promotion is something that advertises a product and helps to sell more of it.
COBUILD Collocations
promotion
back-to-back promotions
rapid promotion
Examples of 'promotion' in a sentence
promotion
Was it his first cabinet job, or promotion to home secretary?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A prize or a promotion you have worked so hard for is very close now.
The Sun (2017)
This is a club that could combine a good FA Cup run with a successful promotion charge.
The Sun (2017)
Please do not attempt to redeem this voucher against any other product or promotion.
The Sun (2012)
Forest will have to improve their away form if they are to mount another promotion attempt.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Then she got promotion at work and was too busy to see me as often.
The Sun (2014)
We really want to finish the job and get promotion.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are no special offers or promotions.
The Sun (2012)
Not to be used against any other product or promotion.
The Sun (2012)
Both sides want to try to force a positive result in an attempt to maintain promotion chances.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My boyfriend got a promotion at work and booked a holiday for us.
The Sun (2016)
Think of all those ministerial jobs and promotions.
The Sun (2013)
Others have cut prices or used special promotions.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Do not attempt to redeem voucher against any other product or promotion.
The Sun (2011)
His wife has thrown him out and he has just been passed over for promotion at work.
The Sun (2010)
And that job promotion will be in the bag.
The Sun (2009)
He quit music and works for a promotions company.
The Sun (2011)
Competition for jobs and promotions was fierce so men had to go that extra mile to get noticed.
The Sun (2014)
Promotion is more important than pounds.
The Sun (2011)
Members then receive e-mails and text messages about special promotions and new products.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Certainly, it has turned to promotions in an attempt to jolt itself back to growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In the third year of the campaign, small stores offered special deals and promotions.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was important to get promotion and I remember very little about the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
From my point of view, the result was the only thing wrong with a highly successful promotion in one of the best venues in the country.
The Sun (2008)
They have the performance data that is so important in promotion and pay negotiations and, yes, court cases.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And if you've already landed your dream job, what are you going to wear to that important promotion chat?
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
promotion
British English: promotion /prəˈməʊʃən/ NOUN
advertisement A promotion is a means of making something happen, increase or become more popular.
...TV commercials and other promotions.
American English: promotion
Arabic: تَرْوِيج
Brazilian Portuguese: promoção
Chinese: 促进
Croatian: promocija
Czech: prosazování
Danish: forfremmelse
Dutch: promotie
European Spanish: promoción
Finnish: ylennys
French: promotion
German: Beförderung
Greek: προώθηση
Italian: promozione
Japanese: 促進
Korean: 승진
Norwegian: forfremmelse
Polish: awans
European Portuguese: promoção
Romanian: promovare
Russian: продвижение
Latin American Spanish: ascenso
Swedish: kampanj
Thai: การส่งเสริมสนับสนุน
Turkish: tanıtım
Ukrainian: просування
Vietnamese: sự xúc tiến
British English: promotion NOUN
in job If you are given promotion or a promotion in your job, you are given a more important job or rank in the organization that you work for.
Consider changing jobs or trying for promotion.
American English: promotion
Brazilian Portuguese: promoção
Chinese: 晋升
European Spanish: ascenso
French: promotion
German: Beförderung
Italian: promozione
Japanese: 昇進
Korean: 승진
European Portuguese: promoção
Latin American Spanish: ascenso
All related terms of 'promotion'
promotion board
the department of an organization, business, etc, responsible for promotion or advertising
promotion place
A place is any point, building, area, town, or country.
rapid promotion
If you are given promotion or a promotion in your job , you are given a more important job or rank in the organization that you work for.
sales promotion
activities or techniques intended to create consumer demand for a product or service
self-promotion
If you accuse someone of self-promotion , you disapprove of them because they are trying to make themselves seem more important than they actually are.
promotion campaign
a campaign designed to encourage the sale of (a product) by advertising or securing financial support
promotion rivals
Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things.
seasonal promotion
Seasonal promotions are items marketed to customers at the appropriate time of year, such as coats in the winter and bathing suits in the summer .
promotion prospects
the chances or prospects an employee has for promotion or for gaining a better position, often in the same company
above-the-line promotion
Above-the-line promotion is the use of promotional methods that cannot be directly controlled by the company selling the goods or service, such as television or press advertising . Compare → below-the-line promotion .
below-the-line promotion
Below-the-line promotion is the use of promotional methods that can be controlled by the company selling the goods or service, such as in-store offers and direct selling. Compare → above-the-line promotion .
Chinese translation of 'promotion'
promotion
(prəˈməuʃən)
n
(c/u) (at work) 晋(晉)级(級) (jìnjí) (次, cì)
(u) (= pushing)[of product]促销(銷) (cùxiāo)
(c) (= publicity campaign) 推广(廣) (tuīguǎng)
(u) (Brit, Sport) 升级(級) (shēngjí)
1 (noun)
rewarding outstanding employees with promotion
Synonyms
rise
They celebrated the regime's rise to power.
upgrading
move up
advancement
He cared little for social advancement.
elevation
celebrating her elevation to the rank of Prime Minister
exaltation
his exaltation to supreme power
preferment
He was told by the governors that he could expect no further preferment.
aggrandizement
ennoblement
2 (noun)
The company spent a lot of money on advertising and promotion.
Synonyms
publicity
Much advance publicity was given to the talks.
advertising
money from advertising and sponsorship
hype
There was a lot of hype before the film came out.
pushing
plugging (informal)
propaganda
He dismissed these reports as mere political propaganda.
advertising campaign
hard sell
media hype
ballyhoo (informal)
a big ballyhoo in the press
puffery (informal)
boosterism
3 (noun)
dedicated to the promotion of new ideas and research
Synonyms
encouragement
The encouragement of trade will benefit the process of economic reform.
backing
He said the president had the full backing of his government.
support
They are prepared to resort to violence in support of their views.
development
the development of the embryo
progress
The two sides made little progress towards agreement.
The doctors say they are pleased with her progress.
boosting
advancement
advocacy
I support your advocacy of free trade.
cultivation
those who devote themselves to the cultivation of the arts
espousal
the leadership's espousal of the causes of reform and nationalism
furtherance
The thing that matters is the furtherance of research.
boosterism
Additional synonyms
in the sense of advancement
Definition
promotion in rank or status
He cared little for social advancement.
Synonyms
promotion,
rise,
gain,
growth,
advance,
progress,
improvement,
betterment,
preferment,
amelioration
in the sense of advertising
money from advertising and sponsorship
Synonyms
promotion,
marketing,
plugging (informal),
hype,
publicizing,
pushing (informal)
in the sense of advocacy
Definition
active support of a cause or course of action
I support your advocacy of free trade.
Synonyms
recommendation,
support,
defence,
championing,
backing,
proposal,
urging,
promotion,
campaigning for,
upholding,
encouragement,
justification,
argument for,
advancement,
pleading for,
propagation,
espousal,
promulgation,
boosterism,
spokesmanship
Synonyms of 'promotion'
promotion
Explore 'promotion' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of backing
Definition
support
He said the president had the full backing of his government.
Synonyms
support,
seconding,
championing,
promotion,
sanction,
approval,
blessing,
encouragement,
endorsement,
patronage,
accompaniment,
advocacy,
moral support,
espousal
in the sense of ballyhoo
a big ballyhoo in the press
Synonyms
hype,
promotion,
build-up,
plugging (informal),
propaganda campaign,
PR campaign,
razzmatazz (slang),
brouhaha
in the sense of cultivation
those who devote themselves to the cultivation of the arts
Synonyms
promotion,
support,
encouragement,
nurture,
patronage,
advancement,
advocacy,
enhancement,
furtherance
in the sense of development
Definition
the process of growing or developing
the development of the embryo
Synonyms
growth,
increase,
growing,
advance,
progress,
spread,
expansion,
extension,
evolution,
widening,
blooming,
maturing,
unfolding,
unravelling,
burgeoning,
advancement,
progression,
thickening,
enlargement
in the sense of elevation
Definition
the act of elevating someone or something
celebrating her elevation to the rank of Prime Minister
Synonyms
promotion,
upgrading,
advancement,
exaltation,
preferment,
aggrandizement
in the sense of espousal
Definition
adoption or support
the leadership's espousal of the causes of reform and nationalism
Synonyms
support,
backing,
defence,
championing,
taking up,
promotion,
embracing,
maintenance,
adoption,
advocacy
in the sense of exaltation
his exaltation to supreme power
Synonyms
rise,
promotion,
upgrading,
advancement,
honour,
elevation,
eminence,
aggrandizement,
ennoblement
in the sense of furtherance
The thing that matters is the furtherance of research.
Synonyms
promotion,
backing,
development,
championship,
carrying-out,
boosting,
prosecution,
pursuit,
advancement,
advocacy
in the sense of hype
Definition
intensive or exaggerated publicity or sales promotion
There was a lot of hype before the film came out.
Synonyms
publicity,
promotion,
build-up,
plugging (informal),
puffing,
racket,
razzmatazz (slang),
brouhaha,
ballyhoo (informal)
in the sense of preferment
Definition
promotion to a higher position
He was told by the governors that he could expect no further preferment.
Synonyms
promotion,
rise,
upgrading,
dignity,
advancement,
elevation,
exaltation
Additional synonyms
in the sense of progress
Definition
improvement or development
The two sides made little progress towards agreement.The doctors say they are pleased with her progress.
Synonyms
development,
increase,
growth,
advance,
gain,
improvement,
promotion,
breakthrough,
step forward,
advancement,
progression,
headway,
betterment,
amelioration
in the sense of propaganda
Definition
such information
He dismissed these reports as mere political propaganda.
Synonyms
information,
advertising,
promotion,
publicity,
hype,
brainwashing,
disinformation,
ballyhoo (informal),
agitprop,
newspeak,
boosterism
in the sense of support
Definition
the act of supporting or the condition of being supported
They are prepared to resort to violence in support of their views.