promotionpro‧mo‧tion /prəˈməʊʃən $ -ˈmoʊ-/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun 
I want a job with good prospects for promotion.promotion to Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official.2[countable, uncountable] an activity intended to help sell a product, or the product that is being promoted: a winter sales promotion► see thesaurus at advertisement3[uncountable] the activity of persuading people to support somethingpromotion of the promotion of energy conservation4[uncountable] the activity of helping something to develop or increasepromotion of the promotion of international environmental cooperation5[uncountable] British English when a sports team moves into a better group of teams OPP relegation
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Civil service tests determine promotion in government jobs.
- Renee won a year's supply of chocolate as part of a promotion for the candy maker.
- Robbie Williams arrived in New York to do a week of promotion for his new record.
- She got a promotion last year.
- the promotion of solar energy
- the promotion of women's rights
- The author was signing copies of his new book as a part of the publisher's promotion campaign.
- They ran a sales promotion scheme in which a World Cup coin was given away with every four gallons of petrol purchased.
- What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?
- With the promotion came a $3,890 raise.
- And more men are turning down promotion or relocation in order to give more time to their families.
- Having a special offer or promotion?
- He pushed aside the civilian Junta using it only to give decent sanction to new promotions.
- The Association sought to show that the restrictions in the agreement were indeed indispensable to the promotion of technical or economic progress.
- Young males in particular were keener on high pay and promotion than older people, and less concerned with security or job satisfaction.
THESAURUS
· an advertisement for shampoo· They placed an advertisement in the newspaper.
informal an advertisement: · She’s been in several TV ads.
British English an advertisement: · a job advert· He took out a front-page advert for his shop.
an advertisement on television or radio: · television commercials· He was in some commercials for beer.
an advertisement in the cinema, on television, or online for a film or programme which will be shown soon: · A second trailer for Richard Friedman’s film has just been added to the website.
a series of advertisements for a company’s products: · The company has spent more than $300 million on promotions for the brand.
an advertisement on a wall: · They selected a famous artist to do the poster for the upcoming performance.
(also hoarding British English) a large sign next to a road, with an advertisement on it: · billboard advertisements· A huge hoarding shows two contrasting images.
a piece of paper with an advertisement on it, often given to you in the street: · Someone was handing out flyers for a new nightclub.
an advertisement across the top of a page on the Internet: · Banner ads are becoming more sophisticated.
unwanted advertisements that you get in the post: · I never read junk mail.
unwanted emails advertising things: · I’m trying to delete all the spam.
(also want ad American English, small ad British English) a short advertisement that you put in a newspaper if you want to buy or sell something: · The bike was advertised for sale in the small ads section.
Longman Language Activatorthe activity of advertising the business of trying to persuade people to buy things, using pictures, words, songs etc on television and radio, large public notices, and magazines: · The big cigarette manufacturers spend billions of dollars a year on advertising.· CBS/FOX said that its advertising was mostly aimed at young adults between the ages of 18 and 23.· Sara is looking for a job in advertising or the media.advertising agency (=a company that advertises other companies' products): · Deutsch is the biggest advertising agency in the world.
an attempt to make people buy a new product, see a new film etc, for example by selling it at a lower price or talking about it on television: · Robbie Williams arrived in New York to do a week of promotion for his new record.· The author was signing copies of his new book as a part of the publisher's promotion campaign.sales promotion: · They ran a sales promotion scheme in which a World Cup coin was given away with every four gallons of petrol purchased.
the business of trying to sell a product or service by deciding which type of people are likely to buy it and making it attractive and interesting to them: · The business course includes classes on marketing.marketing strategy/campaign: · The reason their cars sold so well was that they had a brilliant marketing strategy.
the business of making sure that people know about a new product, a new film, a famous person etc, for example by talking about them on TV or writing about them in magazines: · The show's organizers spent over $500,000 on publicity alone.good/bad publicity: · The band appeared on Larry King's show, which was good publicity for their US tour.
informal attempts to make people interested in a product, entertainer, film etc, using television, radio, and newspapers - use this to show that you do not trust this type of information: · Despite all the hype, I thought the book was pretty boring.media hype: · Is it really Kevin Costner's best film performance, or is that just media hype?
to move to a more important job to give someone who works in an organization a more important job than the one they had before: · The company promotes women and minorities whenever possible.be promoted: · Did you hear that David's been promoted?promote somebody to something: · Shula was promoted to head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1991.
to move someone to another job, usually a better, more important one within the same organization: · No-one thought they would make him manager so soon after joining the company.· He's been made Head of Security at the Chicago National Bank.
when someone is given a more important job in an organization: · Civil service tests determine promotion in government jobs.· What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?get a promotion: · She got a promotion last year.
formal when someone moves up to a better, more important job: · Many people are forced to move from one city to another in search of better jobs or career advancement.
also work your way up the ladder to gradually become more and more successful, and get better, more important jobs: · Feldman started working for the company at age 18, and slowly worked his way up the ladder.· Education is vital to help these children to move up the career ladder.
to move someone up in a job, especially by making the job they are already doing more important, and by paying them more for it: · The women demanded that their work be upgraded.upgrade somebody to something: · After the inspector's visit all temporary workers were upgraded to permanent status.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES This is the second time I’ve been passed over for promotion (=someone else has been given a higher job instead of me).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
This is the second time I’ve been passed over for promotion (=someone else has been given a higher job instead of me).· Middlesbrough won the game to clinch automatic promotion to the Premier Division.· The London side needed three points for their automatic promotion challenge and dominated the first half.· The inspiring influence behind an automatic promotion triumph is determined Boro will not just make up the numbers in the top flight.· It was Charlton who stopped a winning streak at the end of last season which cost Leicester automatic promotion.· Middlesbrough will gain automatic promotion if they beat Grimsby Town and Wolves on Saturday.· Middlesbrough will share in the Premier League jackpot following automatic promotion.· The Lancashire club are currently fourth in the division and only two points off an automatic promotion place.· With two games in hand over all of the teams above them they are still well-placed for an automatic promotion spot.
· Having a special offer or promotion?· The spokeswoman says Disney has 50 to 70 toll-free numbers, which it turns on and off to coincide with special promotions.· Some companies will help with display facilities and point of sale material, particularly for special promotions.· Several other special promotions are planned during the meeting.· There will also be special promotions each week and a disco featuring Downtown's Johnny Hero.· He now earns a guaranteed series of a concerts and special promotion by the Young Concert Artists Trust.
NOUN· I agree that the new health promotion package is far from ideal.· These people are usually drawn from the employee assistance, human resources, health promotion, affirmative action or equal employment departments.· This may include recommending that you attend one of the practice's health promotion clinics.· In Cleveland heart surgery will be developed in Middlesbrough and more adolescent health promotion clinics will be set up.· Preventive health care, such as childhood immunisation and health promotion through advice on lifestyle, is uncommon.· A deliberate shift of focus for health promotion could encourage people in their 20s to give up smoking.
VERB· By far the most important medium, in terms of total expenditure on advertising and sales promotion, is the press.· In a fight with other video chains for market share, Blockbuster spent heavily on advertising and promotion.· With a communication program that could be national advertising, sales promotion, trade shows, and press activities.· Convenience stores engage in relatively little advertising and in few promotions, though they do feature some specials from time to time.· They can be classified into two types: in-store strategies and advertising and promotions.
· Middlesbrough will gain automatic promotion if they beat Grimsby Town and Wolves on Saturday.· Will you help me to gain promotion?· Leighton joined Dundee in February, helping them gain promotion to the Premier Division before losing his place early this season.· Middlesbrough need a win at Tranmere to gain promotion momentum after taking only two points from the last four games.· He gradually took on full-time work in the same company, and gained three promotions within a year.· Norfolk will receive the Division Six title, but North Bucks will still gain promotion as runner-up.
· Wilkinson was involved in promotion playoffs when Watford lost to to Blackburn Rovers over two legs three seasons ago.· But it will involve in-store promotions with retailers and free subscriptions to magazines, among other things, Powlick said.· The restructured department involves the promotion of former commercial director Jamie Robertson-Macleod to director general.· Both involve promotion from executive to manager in two sectors of the division.
· Then, suddenly, the wife was offered an excellent promotion if she would relocate to San Francisco.
· Peter Edwards looks at the blank space that now passes for a promotions policy.
· Maria Aznar, fulfilled his long-standing ambition to win promotion to the status of a large medium-sized country.· It's all about an ambitious executive out for revenge when he doesn't win the promotion he thinks he deserves.· And his goals helped Oldham win promotion and reach the Rumbelows Cup final.· Swindon will go wild if their ice hockey team win promotion to the Premier League.· But I don't think we've won promotion just yet.· Some reckon they're not tough enough to win promotion.· United had won promotion all the way to the 1st division, the Milk Cup win capping a glorious but brief revival.· Barnet won promotion to the Second Division after finishing runners-up to Cardiff City last season.
WORD FAMILYnounpromotionpromoteradjectivepromotionalverbpromote
1[countable, uncountable] a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization: I want a job with good prospects for promotion.promotion to Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official.2[countable, uncountable] an activity intended to help sell a product, or the product that is being promoted: a winter sales promotion► see thesaurus at advertisement3[uncountable] the activity of persuading people to support somethingpromotion of the promotion of energy conservation4[uncountable] the activity of helping something to develop or increasepromotion of the promotion of international environmental cooperation5[uncountable] British English when a sports team moves into a better group of teams OPP relegation- Martini
- Martinique
- Martin Luther King Day
- martyr
- martyrdom
- martyred
- marvel
- marvellous
- marvellously
- Marvin, Lee
- Marx Brothers
- Marxism
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- Marxist
- Marxist-Leninist
- Marx, Karl
- Mary
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- Mary II
- Mary I, Queen
- Maryland
- Mary Magdalene, Saint
- Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
- Mary Poppins
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