promotionnoun
uk/prəˈməʊ.ʃən/us/prəˈmoʊ.ʃən/promotion noun (ENCOURAGE)
B2 [ C or U ] activities to advertise something:
a sales promotion
There was a promotion in the supermarket and they were giving away free glasses of wine.
Obviously as sales manager he'll be very involved in the promotion and marketing of the product.
C1 [ U ] the act of encouraging something to happen or develop:
the promotion of a healthy lifestyle
More examples
- the promotion of increased ecological awareness
- a spring sales promotion
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Advertising and marketing
- ad
- ad agency
- adman
- advert
- advertise
- copywriter
- CRM
- cross-promote
- cross-selling
- customer relationship management
- flier
- flyer
- mailshot
- obo
- ono
- overvalue
- own brand
- patter
- personal ad
- want ad
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Encouraging and urging on
promotion noun (RAISE)
B2 [ C or U ] the act of raising someone to a higher or more important position or rank:
Did Steve get/Was Steve given the promotion he wanted?
The job offers excellent promotion prospects.
[ U, C or U ] mainly UK If a sports team wins promotion, it moves to a higher division at the end of the season:
River Plate's win last night has considerably increased their chances of promotion this season.
More examples
- Her resignation has improved my chances of promotion.
- If you really want the promotion, you'll have to be more assertive.
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Promoting staff
- aggrandizement
- ascend
- career-limiting
- demote
- depute
- exalt
- fast track
- free transfer
- handover
- in the wilderness idiom
- install
- rank
- relegate
- second 1
- subordination
- time-scale promotion
- transfer
- upgradation
- upshifter
- vault
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