ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Promotion

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pɹəˈməʊʃn̩/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Promotion is a noun meaning An advancement in rank or position.

Meaning

An advancement in rank or position.

More Meanings

  1. Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.
  2. (marketing) An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.
  3. (chess) Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank).
  4. (zoology, chiefly entomology) Forward motion. (Contrast remotion.)

Example Sentences

I'll have to give myself a promotion!
the promotion of the idea of global warming in schools
The price cut is serving as a promotion of the manufacturer's new beverage varieties.
By simple promotion and remotion, assisted by some flexure and extension, the distal spines of each would reach and scratch the substratum and, on remotion, sweep coarse particles posteriorly and dorsally.

Word Forms

Synonyms for promotion

Depending on context, synonyms include advancement, furtherance, publicity, forwarding.

Antonyms for promotion

Common opposites include demotion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include advancement, furtherance, forwarding, publicity, progress, progression.

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