ADVERTISING

advertising, publicizing

(noun) the business of drawing public attention to goods and services

ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert

(noun) a public promotion of some product or service

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

advertising (usually uncountable, plural advertisings)

Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.

The industry or profession made up of such communications.

Verb

advertising

present participle of advertise

Anagrams

• gainstrived

Source: Wiktionary


ADVERTISE

Ad`ver*tise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advertised; p. pr. & vb. n. Advertising.] Etym: [F. avertir, formerly also spelt advertir, to warn, give notice to, L. advertere to turn to. The ending was probably influenced by the noun advertisement. See Advert.]

Definition: To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his loss. [Archaic] I will advertise thee what this people shall do. Num. xxiv. 14.

4. To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a printed notice; as, to advertise goods for sale, a lost article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting.

Syn.

– To apprise; inform; make known; notify; announce; proclaim; promulgate; publish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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