announcement - advertisement
- announcement - advertisement
◊ 'announcement'
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announcement is a public statement giving information about something.
The government made a public announcement about the progress of the talks.
◊ 'advertisement'
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advertisement is an item in a newspaper or on television which tries to persuade you to buy something, or which gives you information about an event or job vacancy.
Useful english dictionary.
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advertisement — (Brit.) ad·ver·tise·ment || É™d vÉœËtɪsmÉ™nt n. act of advertising, promotion, drawing attention to, act of promoting (generally in order to sell goods or services); public announcement or printed notice designed to attract attention; ad;… … English contemporary dictionary
advertisement — publication, announcement, broadcasting, proclamation, promulgation, declaration (see under DECLARE) Analogous words: *publicity, ballyhoo, promotion, propaganda … New Dictionary of Synonyms
advertisement — [n] public notice of sale ad, announcement, bill, blurb, broadcast, circular, classified ad, commercial, communication, declaration, display, endorsement, exhibit, exhibition, flyer, literature, notice, notification, placard, plug, poster,… … New thesaurus
advertisement — [ad΄vər tīz′mənt; əd vʉr′tiz mənt, əd vʉr′tismənt] n. 1. the act of advertising 2. a public notice or announcement, usually paid for, as of things for sale, needs, etc … English World dictionary
announcement — publication, proclamation, declaration, promulgation, advertisement, broadcasting (see under DECLARE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
announcement — [n] proclamation, declaration advertisement, advice, briefing, broadcast, broadcasting, bulletin, communication, communiqué, disclosure, dissemination, divulgence, edict, exposing, exposition, expression, intimation, message, narration, news,… … New thesaurus
advertisement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. announcement, [public] notice; commercial, [want, classified, personal, etc. ] ad; advert, advertorial, plug, blurb (all inf.); publicity. See publication. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A public notice] Syn … English dictionary for students
advertisement */*/ — UK [ədˈvɜː(r)tɪsmənt] / US [ædˈvɜrtɪsmənt] / US [ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms advertisement : singular advertisement plural advertisements a short film on television or short article on radio that is intended to… … English dictionary
announcement — an|nounce|ment W3S3 [əˈnaunsmənt] n 1.) an important or official statement ▪ Dillon made the announcement at a news conference. announcement about ▪ an important announcement about tax increases announcement that ▪ We were shocked by the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
announcement — noun 1 (C) an important or official statement (+ about): an important announcement about tax increases | announcement that: We were shocked by the announcement that the mayor was resigning. | make an announcement: Silence please, Mr Dacre has an… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
