English noun: promotion |
1. | promotion (communication) a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution |
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| Samples | The packaging of new ideas.
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| Synonyms | packaging, promotional material, publicity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing, ballyhoo, blurb, buildup, endorsement, hoopla, hype, indorsement, pitch, plug, PR, public relations, sales pitch, sales promotion, sales talk |
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| Part meronym | marketing |
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2. | promotion (act) act of raising in rank or position |
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| Broader (hypernym) | change |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ennoblement, investiture, investment, preferment |
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| Antonyms | demotion |
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3. | promotion (communication) encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something |
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| Synonyms | advancement, furtherance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | encouragement |
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4. | promotion (act) the advancement of some enterprise |
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| Samples | His experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career.
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| Synonyms | forwarding, furtherance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | advancement, progress |
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