advertising

noun

ad·​ver·​tis·​ing ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ 

1

: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements

2

: advertisements

a magazine full of advertising

3

: the business of preparing advertisements for publication or broadcast

looking for a job in advertising

Examples of advertising in a Sentence

He is looking for a job in advertising.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some developers yanked thousands of dollars of advertising in protest. —Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026

Sports betting is exploding, so sports stations sell a ton of advertising to the betting apps, even without big ratings. —Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 4 May 2026

Elsewhere, Nasim Cambron has been promoted to executive vp of worldwide marketing and publicity, while Jack Teed is upped to executive vp of worldwide marketing and creative advertising. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026

Cambron has been promoted to executive VP of worldwide marketing and publicity, while Teed has been upped to executive VP of worldwide marketing and creative advertising. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

advertise + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing advertising

• advertising agency
• counter-advertising

Rhymes for advertising

• amortizing
• analyzing
• anodizing
• appetizing
• atomizing
• authorising
• authorizing
• carbonizing
• carburizing
• catalyzing
• centralising
• centralizing

Kids Definition

advertising

noun

ad·​ver·​tis·​ing

ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ

1

: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements

2

: published or broadcast advertisements

3

: the business of preparing advertisements