advertising

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.

   Advertisings do not by themselves cause a book to 'go'. The circulating libraries are far more useful than any advertising columns.

2. 2
   noun

   the business of drawing public attention to goods and services

3. 3
   noun

   a public promotion of some product or service

4. 4
   noun

   The industry or profession made up of such communications.

5. 5
   verb

   present participle and gerund of advertise

Etymology

From advertise + -ing.