promotion

Noun
US[pruh-moh-shuhn]/prəˈmoʊʃən/3 syllablesalso [per-moh-shuhn] /pɚˈmoʊʃən/
Synonyms: promopublicitypromotional materialpackagingfurtheranceadvancementforwarding

Open English WordNet

Noun (4)promotions

  1. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution“the packaging of new ideas”Synonyms: promopublicitypromotional materialpackagingType of message, contentKinds ad, public relations, sales talk, ballyhoo, buildup, sales promotion, endorsementPart of marketing
  2. act of raising in rank or positionOpposite demotionType of changeKinds preferment, investment, ennoblement
  3. encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of somethingSynonyms: furtheranceadvancementType of encouragement
  4. the advancement of some enterprise“his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career”Synonyms: forwardingfurtheranceType of advancement, progress

Related words kick upstairs verb, promote verb, encourage verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

pro·mo′tion (prō-mō′shŭn), noun

Origin: L. promotio: cf. F. promotion.

The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment. John Milton

Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.— Ps. lxxv. 6.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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