advertizement

[ad-ver-tahyz-muhnt, ad-vur-tis-muhnt, -tiz-]

ad·ver·tise·ment

[ad-ver-tahyz-muhnt, ad-vur-tis-muhnt, -tiz-]
noun
1.
a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.
2.
a public notice, especially in print.
3.
the action of making generally known; a calling to the attention of the public: The news of this event will receive wide advertisement.
Also, ad·ver·tize·ment.


Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French avertissement. See advertise, -ment

pre·ad·ver·tise·ment, noun
re·ad·ver·tise·ment, noun
self-ad·ver·tise·ment, noun
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advertizement is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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advertisement or sometimes (US) advertizement (ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt, -tɪz-, ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt, -tɪz-)
 
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ad, Shortened forms: advert 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
 
advertizement or sometimes (US) advertizement
 
n

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