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ad |
the short form of advertisement. |
advert |
(chiefly British; informal) an advertisement. [1/2 definitions] |
advertise |
to try to find something by placing a notice or advertisement in a public place (usually followed by "for"). [1/3 definitions] |
advt. |
abbreviation of "advertisement," a notice or public announcement designed to gain public attention, esp. to promote the sale of certain products. |
announcement |
a spoken commercial advertisement or other message, esp. on radio or television. [1/3 definitions] |
bumper sticker |
a usu. rectangular piece of laminated paper printed with a slogan, aphorism, advertisement, or the like that may be stuck to the bumper of an automobile. |
circular |
a piece of printed matter, usually an advertisement, sent or given to many people. [1/3 definitions] |
clipped form |
a shortened form of a word, such as "ad" for "advertisement." |
commercial |
an advertisement on television or radio. [1/2 definitions] |
endorsement |
a statement given in support of a person or product, as in an advertisement or political campaign. [1/3 definitions] |
handbill |
a printed announcement or advertisement to be distributed by hand. |
linage |
the number of lines of print in an article, advertisement, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
list price |
the price of merchandise as listed in a catalog, price list, or advertisement. |
playbill |
an advertisement or program for a play or other performance. |
preview |
short pieces of a film or television program shown as advertisement. [1/2 definitions] |
run |
to cause (an advertisement or the like) to be printed publicly. [1/36 definitions] |
self-advertisement |
combined form of advertisement. |
sign |
a printed direction, advertisement, warning, or the like, usu. mounted on a surface or on an upright support. [1/11 definitions] |
spread |
an article or advertisement extending over a number of columns or over two facing pages in a newspaper or magazine. [1/18 definitions] |
storyboard |
a large panel or board of drawings presenting a sequence of images as they will appear in a video presentation, film, or advertisement. |
tear sheet |
a page torn from a magazine or the like, often used to prove to an advertiser that an advertisement was indeed published. |
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