advertisement

advertisement is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/, SAMPA: /@d"v3:tIsm@nt/
• (US) IPA: /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/, SAMPA: /%{dv@`"taIzm@nt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

Noun

Singular advertisement

Plural advertisements

An advertisement

1. A public notice which advertises something; pictures and writing from a company which many people can see.

   There was an advertisement for fruit on the wall. It had a big picture of an apple.

Synonyms

• ad
• announcement
• trailer
• poster
• billboard
• commercial

Related words

• ad
• advert