advertising
noun
ad·ver·tis·ing
ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ 
1
: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements
2
: advertisements
a magazine full of advertising
3
: the business of preparing advertisements for publication or broadcast
looking for a job in advertising
Examples of advertising in a Sentence
He is looking for a job in advertising.
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With the timeline for TikTok’s app store return unclear, some enterprising individuals are taking advantage: thousands of eBay listings have popped up advertising phones with TikTok installed, as Wired first reported.
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Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Heading into the new year, dentsu—a global advertising network with over 71,000 employees—is planning for the future in a holistic and global manner.
—Toni Handler, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Third-party tracking: Will third-party advertising services or tracking technologies collect any information from a user of the application or service?
User tracking: Will a user's personal information be used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services?
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
For this year, Morris increased his subscriber growth forecast from 21 million to 25 million, with advertising tier users accounting for 47 percent, consistent with 2024.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Heading into the new year, dentsu—a global advertising network with over 71,000 employees—is planning for the future in a holistic and global manner.
—Toni Handler, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Third-party tracking: Will third-party advertising services or tracking technologies collect any information from a user of the application or service?
User tracking: Will a user's personal information be used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services?
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
For this year, Morris increased his subscriber growth forecast from 21 million to 25 million, with advertising tier users accounting for 47 percent, consistent with 2024.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Advertising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advertising. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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