# promotion

Pronunciation: say "pruh-MOH-shuhn" US /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, UK /pɹəˈməʊʃn̩/

## Noun

1. A move to a higher rank or position, usually with greater responsibility or pay.
   - Simple: A move up to a higher job or rank, often with more pay.
   - _Her promotion to senior manager came with a larger office and a raise._
   - _Years of strong performance finally earned him a promotion._
2. The spreading of information about something in order to increase its popularity.
   - Simple: The work of spreading information to make something more popular or better known.
   - _The book's success owed much to clever online promotion._
   - _Effective promotion helped the new app gain thousands of users in a week._
3. An event or campaign meant to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.
   - Simple: A special event or offer made to get more people interested in a product.
   - _The launch promotion included giveaways and a celebrity appearance._
   - _Their summer promotion boosted sales by nearly thirty percent._
4. The change of a pawn into a stronger piece when it reaches the opponent's back rank.
   - Simple: In chess, the change of a pawn into a stronger piece when it reaches the far side.
   - _Her promotion of the pawn to a queen sealed the win._
   - _With promotion just one move away, he defended the pawn carefully._
5. In zoology, forward movement, especially of an animal's limb or other appendage; the opposite of remotion.
   - Simple: A forward movement, often of an animal's leg or other body part.
   - _Researchers filmed the promotion of each leg as the insect crossed the glass._
   - _During walking, promotion of the limb carries the foot forward before it grips the surface._

## Origin

This word entered late Middle English from Old French 'promocion', which came from Late Latin 'promotio', ultimately from Latin 'promoveo' ('I move forward'). It is equivalent to 'promote' plus '-ion'.

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