An advertisement is an announcement online, or in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
[written]
Miss Parrish recently placed an advertisement in the local newspaper.
[Also + for]
Synonyms: advert [British], bill, notice, display More Synonyms of advertisement
2. countable noun
If you say that an example of something is anadvertisementfor that thing in general, you mean that it shows how good that thing is.
[mainly British]
Both teams made so many mistakes that it was a poor advertisement for rugby league. [+ for]
Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London are a great advertisement for Britishhigher education.
advertisement in British English
or sometimes US advertizement (ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt, -tɪz-)
noun
any public notice, as a printed display in a newspaper, short film on television, announcement on radio, etc, designed to sell goods, publicize an event, etc
Shortened forms: ad, advert
advertisement in American English
(ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt; ədˈvɜrtɪzmənt; ədˈvɜrtɪsmənt)
noun
1.
the act of advertising
2.
a public notice or announcement, usually paid for, as of things for sale, needs, etc.
Examples of 'advertisement' in a sentence
advertisement
The question is whether the job advertisement flushes out unexpected foreign applicants.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Be very careful of job advertisements that encourage you to take a second job working from home for seemingly brilliant pay.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Just look at job advertisements now.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Recruitment through media advertisements, local youth cadet forces or army recruitment offices rather than the pub.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
So he has no plans to plaster the Colosseum with advertisements for his goods?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Nor was Iraq a great advertisement for democracy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That was the inference being drawn in Westminster from a job advertisement for his spokesman.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I hope to be the walking advertisement for how good stories can come out of cancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Recent innovations include plasma screens, interactive terminals and systems allowing advertisements to be displayed on a precise day at a precise time.
Corporate Research Foundation TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK (2002)
In the old days I used to think the performances of my horses was a good enough advertisement.
The Sun (2008)
What took place in the hour before that substitution was as good an advertisement for open, attacking football as one could wish to see.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Government advertisements asked the public to heat only one room in each home and petrol ration coupons were issued, although they were not used.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
As different job boards use a variety of formats, recruiters can spend a lot of time writing and rewriting job advertisements for multiple postings.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Examples of 20th-century advertisement posters from the museum's permanent collection.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This year, the careers centre has seen a 21 per cent increase in job advertisements.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He added: 'This job advertisement is clearly for an unpaid internship.
The Sun (2011)
Equally, there is precious little in the published advertisement about the job 's dark side.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You could go through the usual agencies, answer local advertisements, or simply ask a potential employer about vacancies.
Shapiro, Jean Get the Best out of the Rest of Your Life (1990)
If the job advertisement doesn't name a contact, call human resources to find out who will be scrutinising your application.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I am puzzled, not for the first time, by a job advertisement.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
advertisement
British English: advertisement /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt; -tɪz-/ NOUN
An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster that tells people about a product, event, or job vacancy.
...job advertisements.
American English: advertisement
Arabic: إِعْلان
Brazilian Portuguese: anúncio
Chinese: 广告
Croatian: oglas
Czech: inzerát
Danish: reklame
Dutch: advertentie
European Spanish: anuncio anuncio
Finnish: mainos
French: publicité réclame
German: Anzeige Zeitung
Greek: διαφήμιση
Italian: pubblicità
Japanese: 広告
Korean: 광고
Norwegian: annonse
Polish: ogłoszenie reklama
European Portuguese: anúncio
Romanian: anunț
Russian: рекламное объявление
Latin American Spanish: publicidad anuncio
Swedish: reklamannons
Thai: การโฆษณา
Turkish: reklam
Ukrainian: рекламне оголошення
Vietnamese: quảng cáo
All related terms of 'advertisement'
job advertisement
an announcement in a newspaper , on television, or on a poster about a post of employment
self-advertisement
the act of gaining publicity for oneself and one's activities esp through pushy , extrovert behaviour and not hesitating to put oneself forward
advertisement hoarding
a large flat structure on which advertisements can be posted , esp at the roadside
display advertisement
an advertisement designed to attract attention by using devices such as conspicuous or elegant typefaces , graphics , etc
linage advertisement
advertisements which are costed and paid for according to the number of lines in them
small advertisement
a short, simply designed advertisement in a newspaper or magazine , usually set entirely in a small size of type
dark ad
an advertisement that is invisible to all users of a website except for specifically targeted individuals
spot ad
a brief advertisement broadcast in a programme break
classified advertising
advertising compactly arranged , as in newspaper columns , according to subject, under such listings as help wanted and lost and found
Chinese translation of 'advertisement'
advertisement
(ədˈvəːtɪsmənt) (Comm)
n(c)
(in newspaper, classified ads, on television) 广(廣)告 (guǎnggào) (则, zé)
to be an advertisement for sth (esp Brit) 为(為)某事做宣传(傳) (wèi mǒushì zuò xuānchuán)
(noun)
Definition
any public announcement designed to sell goods or publicize an event
She recently placed an advertisement in the local paper.
Synonyms
advert (British)
I saw an advert for a job in an engineering company.
bill
A sign forbids the posting of bills.
notice
I saw a little notice advertising an open day at a nearby estate.
display
commercial
The government has launched a campaign of television commercials and leaflets.
ad (informal)
announcement
There has been no formal announcement by either government.
promotion
publicity
Much advance publicity was given to the talks.
poster
Her picture was on wanted posters all over the country.
plug (informal)
The show was little more than a plug for her new film.