- [uncountable, countable] a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization
- The new job is a promotion for him.
- promotion to something Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.
- a job with excellent promotion prospects
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsb2- If I can't get promotion soon, I'll look for another job.
- She felt she had little chance of promotion in her job.
- The company encourages internal promotion.
- her promotion from assistant to associate professor
- We congratulate Richard on his well-deserved promotion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- internal
- earn
- gain
- get
- …
- opportunities
- prospects
- race
- …
- promotion from
- promotion to
- chance of promotion
- chances of promotion
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- [uncountable] promotion (to something) a move by a sports team from playing in one group of teams to playing in a better group
- the team’s promotion to the First Division
Extra Examples- The team's chances of promotion took a knock when they lost at home.
- With three matches remaining, there are six teams in the promotion race.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- internal
- earn
- gain
- get
- …
- opportunities
- prospects
- race
- …
- promotion from
- promotion to
- chance of promotion
- chances of promotion
- [uncountable, countable] activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service; a set of advertisements for a particular product or service
- Her job is mainly concerned with sales and promotion.
- We are doing a special promotion of French cheeses.
- We're doing a major book promotion at key bookshops this week.
Synonyms advertisementadvertisementpublicity ▪ ad ▪ commercial ▪ promotion ▪ trailerThese are all words for a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service.advertisement a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service; an example of something that shows its good qualities; the act of advertising something and making it public:Topics Businessc1, Shoppingc1- They ran advertisements on TV and on social media.
- Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society.
- She works in publicity.
- There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film.
- We put an ad on that website.
- an ad for a new chocolate bar
- a special promotion of local products
- She works in sales and promotion.
- (a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/trailer for something
- a TV/television/radio/cinema advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- an online/internet advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- to run/show a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/trailer
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- special
- marketing
- sales
- …
- do
- [uncountable] promotion of something (formal) activity that encourages people to believe in the value or importance of something, or that helps something to succeed
- a society for the promotion of religious tolerance
- The new health promotion clinic will provide free check-ups.
Word Originlate Middle English (in senses (1) and (2)): via Old French from Latin promotio(n-), from promovere ‘move forward’, from pro- ‘forward, onward’ + movere ‘to move’.
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