entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt 
1
a
: amusement or diversion provided especially by performers
hired a band to provide entertainment
b
: something diverting or engaging: such as
(1)
: a public performance
(2)
: a usually light comic or adventure novel
2
: the act of entertaining
3
a
archaic
: maintenance, provision
b
obsolete
: employment
Examples of entertainment in a Sentence
Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
They played games in the evening for entertainment.
plays, movies, and other entertainments
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To that end, the Justice Department in May sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation for allegedly monopolizing the live entertainment industry.
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The eight largest movie theater chains in the United States and Canada announced last week plans to invest more than $2.2 billion in the next three years in an effort to upgrade entertainment experiences at the facilities.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Critiques will continue for as long as the NFL keeps trying to present a monolithic entertainment product for all of its viewers.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2024
To that end, the Justice Department in May sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation for allegedly monopolizing the live entertainment industry.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
The eight largest movie theater chains in the United States and Canada announced last week plans to invest more than $2.2 billion in the next three years in an effort to upgrade entertainment experiences at the facilities.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertainment. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt
1
: the act or process of providing pleasure, recreation, or amusement
2
: a means of amusement or recreation
especially
: a public performance
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