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Promotion is defined as the act of being elevated to a higher status, or a program that sells or advertises something.

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An example of promotion is the job of president when before you were vice president.
An example of promotion is a flyer that advertises a sale or new store opening.
An example of promotion is a sale where you get two boxes of cereal for the price of one.

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See promotion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or an instance of promoting; specif.,

advancement in rank, grade, or position
furtherance of an enterprise, cause, etc.

Origin: ME < MFr < LL promotio

Related Forms:

promotional adjective

See promotion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of promoting or the fact of being promoted; advancement.
Encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance.
Advertising; publicity.

Related Forms:

pro·moˈtion·al adjective

pro·moˈtion·al·ly adverb

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