advertising
noun
Simple meaning
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
advertyzingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈædvɚtaɪzɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
Word Aura™
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This meaning: Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
Used this way, advertising is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- advertizing , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use advertising
- “The company spent a lot of money on advertising its new product.”noun
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Synonyms
Sense: communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services
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