Word
Definitions
01career advancement
B1 · Intermediate Countable noun
n. a move to a more important job or rank in a company.
n. the advancement of an employee to a higher rank or position within a hierarchy.
“After three years of hard work, she finally got a promotion to manager.”
“The board considered several internal candidates for the promotion, ultimately selecting the one with the most consistent record of leadership.”
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02marketing and advertising
B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun
n. activities used to advertise a product or service to increase sales.
n. the publicisation of a product, cause, or institution to increase sales or public awareness.
“The supermarket has a special promotion on fresh fruit this week.”
“The marketing department launched an aggressive social media promotion to ensure the new software reached its target demographic before the holiday season.”
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03chess
C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Sports Technical
n. when a pawn reaches the other side of the board and becomes a stronger piece.
n. the transformation of a pawn into a piece of the player's choice upon reaching the eighth rank.
“He moved his pawn to the last row and chose a queen for its promotion.”
“The grandmaster calculated that the pawn promotion was inevitable, forcing his opponent to sacrifice a rook to prevent the game from ending immediately.”
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “promotion” in context.
Verb
01. deserve a promotion
“After working so many extra hours, everyone felt that he really deserved a promotion.”
verb + noun
02. get a promotion
“She was thrilled to get a promotion to senior manager after only two years.”
verb + noun
03. turn down a promotion
“He decided to turn down a promotion because it would have required him to move to another city.”
verb + noun
Adjective
04. rapid promotion
“His rapid promotion within the company was due to his exceptional sales record.”
adj + noun
05. sales promotion
“The supermarket is running a special sales promotion on all organic dairy products this week.”
adj + noun
Noun
06. chance of promotion
“In such a small family business, there is very little chance of promotion for outside employees.”
noun + of + noun
07. promotion prospects
“She left her previous job because the promotion prospects were very limited.”
noun + noun
Preposition
08. up for promotion
“Several members of the marketing team are up for promotion this quarter.”
prep + noun
Real-World Examples
“He led Leicester to promotion and won the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup with Chelsea, but fans of those clubs seemed unconvinced by the style of play.” “Victor Adeboyejo fired a second-half winner as Bromley won 1-0 at Barnsley for their first-ever win in the third tier following promotion.” Etymology
Late Middle English, from Old French promocion, from Late Latin promotio, from Latin promoveo (“I move forward”). Equivalent to promote + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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NOUN
ADJECTIVE
Domain
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Common
- Level
- B2 · Upper IntermediateOxford
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