Meanings
nounadvertisement (countable and uncountable, plural advertisements)
plural advertisements · alternative advertizement
- countableuncountablebusinessA commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications.
- countableuncountableA recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
The good manners and intelligence of the students are an advertisement for the school.
- countableobsoleteuncountableNotoriety.
- countableuncountablecard gamesIn gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
The safest time to answer a possible advertisement is when you have no indication as to what suit your opponent wants. Then even if he has advertised, the odds are that your answer is not the card he is looking for.
1947, On Gin Rummy: An All-American Roundup, page 121 - countableliteraryobsoleteuncountableA preface.
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nouna public promotion of some product or service
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*wert-
- Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
- Proto-Italic*wertō
- Latinvertō
- Latinadvertō
- Old Frenchavertir
- Middle Frenchadvertir
- Middle Frenchadvertissement
- Englishadvertisement
From Middle French advertissement (“statement calling attention”), compare French avertissement (“warning”). See advertise. Equivalent to advertise + -ment.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek προγραφή, προγραφή
- προγραφή (prographḗ)commercial solicitation
- προγραφή (prographḗ)public notice
Arabic إِيذَان, إِعْلَان
- إِيذَان (ʔīḏān)commercial solicitation
- إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān)commercial solicitation
- إِشْهَار (ʔišhār)commercial solicitation
- دِعَايَة (diʕāya)commercial solicitation
- دِعَايَة (diʕāya)commercial solicitation
- إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān)commercial solicitation
Basque iragarki
- iragarkicommercial solicitation
Bengali বিজ্ঞাপন, ইস্তাহার
- বিজ্ঞাপন (bijnapon)commercial solicitation
- ইস্তাহার (istahar)commercial solicitation
- এলান (elan)commercial solicitation
Bulgarian рекла́ма, рекла́мна обя́ва
- рекла́ма (rekláma)commercial solicitation
- рекла́мна обя́ва (reklámna objáva)commercial solicitation
- ано́нс (anóns)commercial solicitation
- обявле́ние (objavlénie)public notice
- обя́ва (objáva)public notice
Catalan anunci
- anuncicommercial solicitation
Chinese Cantonese 廣告 /广告, 告白
- 廣告 /广告 (gwong² gou³)commercial solicitation
- 告白 (gou³ baak⁶)commercial solicitation
Chinese Mandarin 廣告 /广告
- 廣告 /广告 (guǎnggào)commercial solicitation
Czech reklama, inzerát
- reklamacommercial solicitation
- inzerátcommercial solicitation
Danish reklame, annonce
- reklamecommercial solicitation
- annoncecommercial solicitation
Dutch reclame, advertentie
- reclamecommercial solicitation
- advertentiecommercial solicitation
- aankondigingpublic notice
Esperanto reklamo
- reklamocommercial solicitation
Estonian reklaam
- reklaamcommercial solicitation
Finnish mainos, mainostus
- mainoscommercial solicitation
- mainostuscommercial solicitation
- ilmoituspublic notice
French publicité, pub
- publicitécommercial solicitation
- pubcommercial solicitation
- annoncecommercial solicitation
- réclamecommercial solicitation
- avispublic notice
- annoncepublic notice
German Anzeige, Werbung
- Anzeigecommercial solicitation
- Werbungcommercial solicitation
- Annoncecommercial solicitation
- Reklameanzeigecommercial solicitation
- Reklamecommercial solicitation
- Inseratcommercial solicitation
- Anzeigepublic notice
- Bekanntmachungpublic notice
Greek διαφήμιση, διαφήμιση
- διαφήμιση (diafímisi)commercial solicitation
- διαφήμιση (diafímisi)public notice
- αγγελία (angelía)public notice
Hebrew פִּרְסוֹמֶת, מוֹדָעָה
- פִּרְסוֹמֶת (pirsómet)commercial solicitation
- מוֹדָעָה (moda'a)public notice
Hindi विज्ञापन, विज्ञप्ति
- विज्ञापन (vijñāpan)commercial solicitation
- विज्ञप्ति (vijñapti)public notice
Hungarian hirdetés, reklám
- hirdetéscommercial solicitation
- reklámcommercial solicitation
- közleménypublic notice
- értesítéspublic notice
- hirdetménypublic notice
Icelandic auglýsing
- auglýsingcommercial solicitation
Indonesian iklan, reklame
- iklancommercial solicitation
- reklamecommercial solicitation
Italian pubblicità, annuncio
- pubblicitàcommercial solicitation
- annunciocommercial solicitation
- reclamecommercial solicitation
- annunciopublic notice
Japanese 広告, ＣＭ
- 広告 (kōkoku)commercial solicitation
- ＣＭ (shī-emu)commercial solicitation
Korean 광고
- 광고 (gwanggo)commercial solicitation
Latin prescriptio
- prescriptiocommercial solicitation
Latvian reklāma, sludinājums
- reklāmacommercial solicitation
- sludinājumscommercial solicitation
- sludinājumspublic notice
Lithuanian reklama, skelbimas
- reklamacommercial solicitation
- skelbimascommercial solicitation
Malay iklan
- iklancommercial solicitation
Māori whakatairanga, pānui
- whakatairangacommercial solicitation
- pānuicommercial solicitation
- pānuipublic notice
- whakaaturangapublic notice
Norwegian Bokmål reklame, annonse
- reklamecommercial solicitation
- annonsecommercial solicitation
- annonsepublic notice
Polish reklama, ogłoszenie
- reklamacommercial solicitation
- ogłoszeniecommercial solicitation
- anonscommercial solicitation
- inseratcommercial solicitation
- ogłoszeniepublic notice
- anonspublic notice
Portuguese anúncio, publicidade
- anúnciocommercial solicitation
- publicidadecommercial solicitation
- reclamecommercial solicitation
- propagandacommercial solicitation
- editalpublic notice
Romanian anunț, publicitate
- anunțcommercial solicitation
- publicitatecommercial solicitation
- reclamăcommercial solicitation
- anunțpublic notice
Russian рекла́ма, объявле́ние
- рекла́ма (rekláma)commercial solicitation
- объявле́ние (obʺjavlénije)commercial solicitation
- ано́нс (anóns)commercial solicitation
- заявле́ние (zajavlénije)commercial solicitation
- объявле́ние (obʺjavlénije)public notice
- ано́нс (anóns)public notice
- извеще́ние (izveščénije)public notice
Scottish Gaelic sanas-reic
- sanas-reiccommercial solicitation
Slovak reklama, inzerát
- reklamacommercial solicitation
- inzerátcommercial solicitation
Spanish anuncio, publicidad
- anunciocommercial solicitation
- publicidadcommercial solicitation
- reclamocommercial solicitation
- avisocommercial solicitation
- aviso publicitariocommercial solicitation
- anuncio publicitariocommercial solicitation
- propagandacommercial solicitation
- spotcommercial solicitation
- prospectocommercial solicitation
Swedish annons, annonsering
- annonscommercial solicitation
- annonseringcommercial solicitation
- reklamcommercial solicitation
Tagalog pamadya, patalastas
- pamadyacommercial solicitation
- patalastascommercial solicitation
- adbertismentcommercial solicitation
Tamil விளம்பரம், அறிவிப்பு
- விளம்பரம் (viḷamparam)commercial solicitation
- அறிவிப்பு (aṟivippu)public notice
- அறிக்கை (aṟikkai)public notice
- விளம்பரம் (viḷamparam)public notice
Thai การโฆษณา, โฆษณา
- การโฆษณา (gaan-kôot-sà-naa)commercial solicitation
- โฆษณา (kôot-sà-naa)commercial solicitation
Turkish reklam, ilan
- reklamcommercial solicitation
- ilancommercial solicitation
- duyurucommercial solicitation
Ukrainian рекла́ма, оголо́шення
- рекла́ма (rekláma)commercial solicitation
- оголо́шення (oholóšennja)commercial solicitation
- ано́нс (anóns)commercial solicitation
- зая́ва (zajáva)commercial solicitation
- оголо́шення (oholóšennja)public notice
Urdu اِشْتِہار, اِعْلان
- اِشْتِہار (iśtihār)commercial solicitation
- اِعْلان (i'lān)commercial solicitation
Vietnamese quảng cáo
- quảng cáocommercial solicitation
Welsh hysbyseb
- hysbysebcommercial solicitation
Yiddish רעקלאַמע
- רעקלאַמע (reklame)commercial solicitation
Cite this entry
APA
advertisement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advertisement
MLA
“advertisement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advertisement. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “advertisement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advertisement.
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