promotion
[noun]
Synonyms:
- rise, advancement, elevation, exaltation, honour, move up, preferment, upgrading
- publicity, advertising, plugging (informal)
- encouragement, advancement, boosting, furtherance, support

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Antonyms: demotion
Related Words: advertisement

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English Thesaurus: advertisement, ad, advert, commercial, trailer, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pro‧mo‧tion S3 W3 AC /prəˈməʊʃən $ -ˈmoʊ-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: promotion, promoter; verb: promote; adjective: promotional]

1. [uncountable and countable] a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization:
I want a job with good prospects for promotion.
promotion to
Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official.

2. [uncountable and countable] an activity intended to help sell a product, or the product that is being promoted:
a winter sales promotion

3. [uncountable] the activity of persuading people to support something
promotion of
the promotion of energy conservation

4. [uncountable] the activity of helping something to develop or increase
promotion of
the promotion of international environmental cooperation

5. [uncountable] British English when a sports team moves into a better group of teams Antonym : relegation

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

promotion
noun
I. to a higher position
ADJ. rapid | internal The company encourages internal promotion.
VERB + PROMOTION gain, get, win If I can't get promotion soon, I'll look for another job.
deserve We congratulate James on his well-deserved promotion to Chief Executive.
recommend sb for
PROMOTION + NOUN opportunities, prospects | race With three matches remaining, there are six teams in the promotion race.
PREP. ~ from, ~ to his promotion from lecturer to senior lecturer
PHRASES chance/chances of promotion The team's chances of promotion took a knock when they lost at home.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

promotion
II. advertising
ADJ. special | sales, trade | book, tobacco, etc. | health The new health promotion clinic will provide free check-ups.
VERB + PROMOTION do We're doing a special book promotion at key bookshops this week.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

promotion
noun
BAD: In some professions it is still difficult for women to get promotions.
GOOD: In some professions it is still difficult for women to get promotion.

Usage Note:
In phrases such as get promotion, apply for promotion and chance/s of promotion, the noun promotion is usually uncountable: 'Women should have the same chance of promotion as their male counterparts.'
Compare: 'With so many staff leaving, we can expect a few more promotions.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

advertisement:
an advertisement for shampoo
They placed an advertisement in the newspaper.
ad informal an advertisement:
She’s been in several TV ads.
advert British English an advertisement:
a job advert
He took out a front-page advert for his shop.
commercial an advertisement on television or radio:
television commercials
He was in some commercials for beer.
trailer an advertisement in the cinema, on television, or online for a film or programme which will be shown soon:
A second trailer for Richard Friedman’s film has just been added to the website.
promotion a series of advertisements for a company’s products:
The company has spent more than $300 million on promotions for the brand.
poster an advertisement on a wall:
They selected a famous artist to do the poster for the upcoming performance.
billboard (also hoarding British English) a large sign next to a road, with an advertisement on it:
billboard advertisements
A huge hoarding shows two contrasting images.
flyer a piece of paper with an advertisement on it, often given to you in the street:
Someone was handing out flyers for a new nightclub.
banner ad an advertisement across the top of a page on the Internet:
Banner ads are becoming more sophisticated.
junk mail unwanted advertisements that you get in the post:
I never read junk mail.
spam unwanted emails advertising things:
I’m trying to delete all the spam.
classified ad (also want ad American English, small ad British English) a short advertisement that you put in a newspaper if you want to buy or sell something:
The bike was advertised for sale in the small ads section.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲