overpromotion

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noun

Excessive promotion.

“the relentless overpromotion of consumer goods”

OriginEnglish promotion ← Old French promocion ← Late Latin prōmotiō →
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Meanings

nounoverpromotion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive promotion.

    the relentless overpromotion of consumer goods

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  15. Proto-Italic*moweō
  16. Latinmoveō
  17. Latinprōmoveō
  18. Late Latinprōmotiō
  19. Old Frenchpromocion
  20. Englishpromotion
  21. Englishoverpromotion

From over- + promotion.

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APA

overpromotion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpromotion

MLA

“overpromotion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpromotion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overpromotion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpromotion.

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