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pro·mo·tion

(prə-mō′shən)

1. The act of promoting someone to a higher job, grade, or rank, or the fact of being so promoted.

2. Support or encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance: has joined in the promotion of the theory.

a. Advertising; publicity.

b. An act, event, or offer that helps to increase interest in or demand for something: offered a free sample as a promotion to try the new soap.

pro·mo′tion·al adj.

pro·mo′tion·al·ly adv.

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pro•mo•tion

(prəˈmoʊ ʃən)

n.

1. advancement in rank or position.

2. furtherance or encouragement.

3. the act of promoting.

4. the state of being promoted.

a. the publicizing or advertising of a product, cause, institution, etc.

b. materials, events, etc., generated for this purpose.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin]

pro•mo′tion•al, adj.

pro•mo′tive, adj.

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Noun	1.	promotion - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" promotional material, publicity, packaging marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing" subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about buildup - highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup" public relations, PR - a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution blurb, endorsement, indorsement - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug - blatant or sensational promotion sales pitch, sales talk, pitch - promotion by means of an argument and demonstration ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service sales promotion - promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising
	2.	promotion - act of raising in rank or position ennoblement - the act of raising someone to the nobility change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" preferment - the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" investiture, investment - the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank demotion - act of lowering in rank or position
	3.	promotion - encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something advancement, furtherance encouragement - the expression of approval and support
	4.	promotion - the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" forwarding, furtherance progress, advancement - gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

promotion

noun

1. rise, upgrading, move up, advancement, elevation, exaltation, preferment, aggrandizement, ennoblement rewarding outstanding employees with promotion

2. publicity, advertising, hype, pushing, plugging (informal), propaganda, advertising campaign, hard sell, media hype, ballyhoo (informal), puffery (informal), boosterism The company spent a lot of money on advertising and promotion.

3. encouragement, backing, support, development, progress, boosting, advancement, advocacy, cultivation, espousal, furtherance, boosterism dedicated to the promotion of new ideas and research

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

promotion

noun

1. A progression upward in rank:

advancement, elevation, jump, rise, upgrade.

2. A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:

advertisement, ballyhoo, buildup, publicity, puffery.

Informal: pitch, plug.

Slang: hype.

3. The act or profession of promoting something, as a product:

advertising, publicity.

Translations

تَرْقِيَه، تَرْفيع في الدَّرَجَهتَرْوِيجتَرْويج المَبيعاتتَشْجيع، تَعْزيز

podporapovýšenípropagaceprosazování

forfremmelsefremme

Beförderung Förderung Promotion Werbung

προαγωγή προώθηση

ascenso promoción fomento

ylennys

promotion avancement

promocija

elõléptetéselõsegítéspromóció

auglÿsingeflingstöîuhækkun

promozione lancio

促進

승진

promotie

forfremmelse salgsfremmende tiltak avansement

awans

promoção

продвижение

napredovanjespodbujanje

kampanj

การส่งเสริมสนับสนุน

geliştirmereklamını/tanıtımını yapmatanıtım terfi

sự xúc tiến

促进宣传推销提升提拔

promotion

[prəˈməʊʃən]

A. N

1. (in rank)

1.1. [of employee] → ascenso m, promoción f
to get promotion → ser ascendido (to a) if I get promotion, I have to move offices → si me ascienden, tengo que trasladarme de oficina
to move up the promotion ladder → subir en el escalafón

1.2. (Sport) → ascenso m
they narrowly missed promotion → por muy poco no han ascendido a otra división
to win promotion → ser promovido, ascender

1.3. (US) (Scol) → ascenso m

2. (= encouragement) [of trade, peace] → fomento m, promoción f; [of campaign, project] → apoyo m

3. (= organization) [of concert, event] → organización f

4. (= publicity, advertising) → promoción f; (= advertising campaign) → campaña f (de promoción)
special promotion → oferta f de promoción
see also sales B

B. CPD promotion prospects NPL → perspectivas fpl de ascenso
promotions manager or director N → director(a) m/f encargado/a de promoción

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

promotion

[prəˈməʊʃ^ən] n

[employee] → promotion f
promotion to a higher-paid post → promotion à un poste mieux payé
to try for promotion → chercher à être promu(e)

[football team] → promotion f

[product] → promotion f

(= special deal) → promotion f

promotion

(in rank) → Beförderung f; (of football team) → Aufstieg m; to get or win promotion → befördert werden; (football team) → aufsteigen

(= fostering) → Förderung f; (Parl: of bill) → Einsatz m → (of für)

(= organization: of conference etc) → Veranstaltung f

(= advertising) → Werbung f → (of für); (= advertising campaign) → Werbekampagne f; (= marketing) → Einführung f → auf dem Markt; Rochas are doing a special promotion in the store this week → wir haben diese Woche eine Rochas-Werbekampagne im Warenhaus

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

promotion

[prəˈməʊʃ/ən] n (gen) → promozione f
to get promotion → ottenere la promozione

promote

(prəˈməut) verb

1. to raise (to a higher rank or position). He was promoted to head teacher.

2. to encourage, organize, or help the progress of. He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.

3. to encourage the buying of; to advertise. We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.

proˈmoter noun

proˈmotion (-ʃən) noun

1. the raising of a person to a higher rank or position. He has just been given (a) promotion.

2. encouragement (of a cause, charity etc). the promotion of world peace.

3. the activity of advertising a product etc. He is against the promotion of cigarettes.

promotion

→ تَرْوِيج prosazování forfremmelse Beförderung προώθηση ascenso, promoción ylennys promotion promocija promozione 促進 승진 promotie forfremmelse awans promoção продвижение kampanj การส่งเสริมสนับสนุน tanıtım sự xúc tiến 促进