advert
noun/ˈædvɜːt/
/ˈædvɜːrt/
(British English, informal) (also advertisement British and North American English)
- (also ad informal)a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service
- the adverts on television
- I fast-forwarded through the adverts.
- When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on.
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa2, Businessa2- A lot of claims are made in the advert.
- How can I block those annoying pop-up adverts?
- I put an advert in the local newspaper.
- She took out a full-page advert in a magazine.
- The advert appeared in ‘The Guardian’.
- The paper ran our advert last week.
- an advert for jeans
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- advert for something an example of something that shows its good qualities
Word Originmid 19th cent.: abbreviation.
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