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Promotion

//pɹəˈməʊʃn̩// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An advancement in rank or position. countable, uncountable

    "I'll have to give myself a promotion!"

  2. 2
    act of raising in rank or position wordnet
  3. 3
    Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity. countable, uncountable

    "the promotion of the idea of global warming in schools"

  4. 4
    the advancement of some enterprise wordnet
  5. 5
    An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand. countable, uncountable

    "The price cut is serving as a promotion of the manufacturer's new beverage varieties."

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  1. 6
    a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution wordnet
  2. 7
    Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something wordnet
  4. 9
    Forward motion. (Contrast remotion.) countable, uncountable

    "By simple promotion and remotion, assisted by some flexure and extension, the distal spines of each would reach and scratch the substratum and, on remotion, sweep coarse particles posteriorly and dorsally."

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French promocion, from Late Latin promotio, from Latin promoveo (“I move forward”). Equivalent to promote + -ion.

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