advertisement
noun
ad·ver·tise·ment ˌad-vər-ˈtīz-mənt 
əd-ˈvər-təz-mənt,
-tə-smənt 1
: a public notice
especially : one published in the press or broadcast over the air
a full-page advertisement for the movie
a TV advertisement
2
: the act or process of advertising something
The company has spent a lot of money on advertisement.
Synonyms
- ad
- advert [chiefly British]
- announcement
- bulletin
- communiqué
- notice
- notification
- posting
- release
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The advertisement will appear in three magazines. He learned about the job from an advertisement in the newspaper. The company has spent a lot of money on advertisement.
Recent Examples on the Web The waiting room for cardiac surgery patients at CMC still features a group photo with a smiling Baribeau — part of the advertisement that once ran in multiple newspapers. 
BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The house begins with a retro-feeling advertisement for ExterminAir, which doesn’t really work as advertised. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Rather than waiting for Hollywood studios to release the Next Big Thing, the company wrote a check for $25 million and set out to craft an advertisement to promote movie theaters rather than just movies. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 The free Dragon sample essentially acts as additional advertisement for the feature on the service. Adario Strange, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 Two similar misdemeanors were added on Monday, including the unlawful manufacture, purchase, possession, sale, advertisement or transportation of a hoax bomb and destroying property. Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 The second, however, featured an advertisement from a game studio that was hoping to secure work from a publisher. Bijan Stephen, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 An advertisement in the Ming Pao newspaper in Xiao’s name the same week denied he was taken against his will. Joe Mcdonald, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 Then an officer saw an advertisement for the masks in a U.S. magazine. Andrew Dubbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 See More
BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The house begins with a retro-feeling advertisement for ExterminAir, which doesn’t really work as advertised. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Rather than waiting for Hollywood studios to release the Next Big Thing, the company wrote a check for $25 million and set out to craft an advertisement to promote movie theaters rather than just movies. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 The free Dragon sample essentially acts as additional advertisement for the feature on the service. Adario Strange, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 Two similar misdemeanors were added on Monday, including the unlawful manufacture, purchase, possession, sale, advertisement or transportation of a hoax bomb and destroying property. Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 The second, however, featured an advertisement from a game studio that was hoping to secure work from a publisher. Bijan Stephen, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 An advertisement in the Ming Pao newspaper in Xiao’s name the same week denied he was taken against his will. Joe Mcdonald, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 Then an officer saw an advertisement for the masks in a U.S. magazine. Andrew Dubbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French avertisement, advertissement, from avertiss-, advertiss-, stem of avertir, advertir "to notify, (reflexive) recognize, be mindful of" + -ment -ment — more at advert entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Phrases Containing advertisement
Kids Definition
advertisement
noun
ad·ver·tise·ment ˌad-vər-ˈtīz-mənt
ad-ˈvər-təz-
: a notice or short film advertising something
advertisement
noun
as in ad
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest an advertisement for special low fares to Florida and Cancún during spring break Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ad
- announcement
- advertising
- release
- bulletin
- posting
- advert
- notice
- notification
- brochure
- report
- communiqué
- commercial
- billboard
- flyer
- poster
- handbill
- message
- publicity
- circular
- sign
- flier
- gazette
- broadcast
- playbill
- placard
- promotion
- campaign
- blurb
- billing
- handout
- bill
- declaration
- propaganda
- communication
- newscast
- telecast
- broadside
- proclamation
- promo
- pitch
- fly sheet
- cablecast
- dispatch
- show bill
- promulgation
- come-on
- pronouncement
- spot
- word
- edict
- signification
- annunciation
- ballyhoo
- rescript
- buildup
- pronunciamento
- plug
- plugola
- boost
