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promotion

[pruh-moh-shuhn]

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noun

advancement in rank or position.
furtherance or encouragement.
the act of promoting.
the state of being promoted.
something devised to publicize or advertise a product, cause, institution, etc., as a brochure, free sample, poster, television or radio commercial, or personal appearance.
Also called queening.��Chess.��the replacement of a pawn that has reached the enemy's first rank by a more powerful piece of the same color, usually a queen.

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Other Word Forms

promotional adjective
nonpromotion noun
prepromotion noun
self-promotion noun
unpromotional adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of promotion¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin ��ō��ō�پ�ō��-, stem of ��ō��ō�پ�ō “movement forward, advancement”; equivalent to promote + -ion

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A couple of hours before their team’s 6-2 loss to the Giants on Friday night, a commercial featuring an upcoming promotion was shown on the Dodger Stadium video scoreboard.

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They reached the Championship play-off again the following season and beat Swansea City to reach the Premier League, with Frank becoming the first Brentford manager in 86 years to win promotion to the top flight.

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Bellingham has played for Sunderland since 2023 and helped them secure Premier League promotion this past season, making 43 appearances for the Black Cats and scoring four goals across all competitions.

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There are strict rules surrounding authorisation requirements for financial promotions in the UK.

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Mr Kane appears in product promotion, and is also a company shareholder.

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promoter promotive

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