# advertisement

Pronunciation: US say "AD-vur-tyz-muhnt" /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/; UK say "uhd-VUR-tis-muhnt" /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/

## Noun

1. A commercial message created to promote and sell a product, service, or the like.
   - Simple: A message that tries to get people to buy something or use a service.
   - _The agency designed an advertisement that ran across television and social media._
   - _Magazine advertisements often target a specific group of readers._
2. A notice made available to the general public, such as an announcement printed in a newspaper or posted publicly.
   - Simple: A message shown in public to tell people about something.
   - _The council published an advertisement announcing the date of the public hearing._
   - _Legal advertisements must appear in a newspaper of record for several weeks._
3. Something that serves as a recommendation for a particular product, service, or person.
   - Simple: A strong recommendation for a product, service, or person.
   - _His polished manners were a fine advertisement for his upbringing._
   - _The restaurant's loyal regulars are its strongest advertisement._

## Noun

4. The condition of being widely and publicly known; notoriety. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The state of being widely noticed or talked about.

## Other meanings

- (noun) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card from one's preferred suit in order to mislead an opponent into thinking it is unwanted.

## Origin

This word comes from the Middle French advertissement, meaning a statement calling attention, and is related to French avertissement, meaning a warning. It is equivalent in form to 'advertise' plus the suffix '-ment'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/advertisement (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).