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   Pro·mo·tion

   /prəˈmōSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. activity that supports or provides active encouragement for the furtherance of a cause, venture, or aim: "disease prevention and health promotion" Similar encouragementfurtherancefurtheringadvancementassistanceaidhelpcontribution tofosteringboostingstimulationdevelopmentadvocacyrecommendationurgingsupportbackingendorsementchampionshipsponsoringespousalinformal:boosterism
   • 2. the publicization of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness: "a sales promotion company" Similar advertisingpublicitymarketingsellingadvertising/publicity campaignpropagandapublicizationinformal:hard sellhypepluggingpuffpufferyballyhoo
   • ▪ a publicity campaign for a particular product, organization, or venture: "the paper is reaping the rewards of a series of promotions"
   • ▪ the activity or business of organizing publicity campaigns: "she's the promotions manager for the museum"
   • ▪ a sporting event, especially a series of boxing matches, staged for profit: "a boxing promotion"
   • 3. the action of raising someone to a higher position or rank or the fact of being so raised: "majors designated for promotion to lieutenant colonel" Similar prefermentupgradingmove upelevationadvancementadvancestep upstep up the ladderaggrandizementinformal:kick upstairs
   • 4. the action of promoting a catalyst.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in promotion (sense 3)): via Old French from Latin promotio(n-), from promovere ‘move forward’ (see promote).

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   The meaning of PROMOTION is the act or fact of being raised in position or rank : preferment. How to use promotion in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › promotionPROMOTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PROMOTION definition: 1. activities to advertise something: 2. the act of encouraging something to happen or develop…. Learn more.

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   A promotion is a raise in pay or stature, or it's a way to raise the profile or attention of something. If you create an advertising promotion that increases sales of spray jeans in a can, for example, you might get a promotion to company vice-president.

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   pro·mo·tion. (prə-mō′shən) n. 1. The act of promoting someone to a higher job, grade, or rank, or the fact of being so promoted. 2. Support or encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance: has joined in the promotion of the theory. 3. a. Advertising; publicity. b.

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   1. a. : to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise. b. : to change (a pawn) into a piece in chess by moving to the eighth rank. c. : to advance (a student) from one grade to the next higher grade. 2. a. : to contribute to the growth or prosperity of : further. promote international understanding. b.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROMOTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PROMOTE definition: 1. to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something: 2. to raise someone to a…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionpromotion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of promotion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.