advertisement
- 01 A2 Elementary
a notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service.
a commercial solicitation designed to sell a commodity or service. Countable in the sense of a specific notice; uncountable when referring to the activity in general.
Simple“I saw an advertisement for a new smartphone in the newspaper today.”
In context“The company launched a nationwide advertisement campaign to introduce their sustainable clothing line to a younger demographic.”
PitfallI saw an advertisement of a new car. I saw an advertisement for a new car.Use the preposition 'for' to indicate the product or service being promoted.
Synonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
a public announcement or notice about something happening.
a public notice or announcement, often non-commercial, intended to inform a specific audience.
Simple“The council placed an advertisement in the local paper about the new road works.”
In context“The legal advertisement served as a formal notification to all creditors regarding the upcoming liquidation of the estate.”
Synonyms
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin advertō Old French avertir Middle French advertir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French advertissementbor. English advertisement From Middle French advertissement (“statement calling attention”), compare French avertissement (“warning”). See advertise. Equivalent to advertise + -ment.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.