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ad⋅ver⋅tis⋅ing

[ad-ver-tahy-zing]
–noun
1. the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., esp. by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
2. paid announcements; advertisements.
3. the profession of planning, designing, and writing advertisements.
Also, ad⋅ver⋅tiz⋅ing.


Origin:
1520–30; advertise + -ing 1
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ad·ver·tis·ing   (ād'vər-tī'zĭng)   
n.  
  1. The activity of attracting public attention to a product or business, as by paid announcements in the print, broadcast, or electronic media.

  2. The business of designing and writing advertisements.

  3. Advertisements considered as a group: This paper takes no advertising.

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