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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 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:

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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.

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

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   to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something: Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products. The Institute is intended to promote an understanding of the politics and culture of the Arab world. Greenpeace works to promote awareness of the dangers that threaten our planet today.

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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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   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.

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   noun. advancement in rank or position. furtherance or encouragement. the act of promoting. the state of being promoted. something devised to publicize or advertise a product, cause, institution, etc., as a brochure, free sample, poster, television or radio commercial, or personal appearance. Also called queening.

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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.