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" And the whole Oscar thing, that is just surreal: you spend months and months doing promotion, and then come back to reality with this golden thing in your hands. You put it in the office and then you just have to look at it sitting on the shelf. And, after about two weeks, you go: 'What is that doing there?'"
Javier Bardem

Meaning of "promotion" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PROMOTION

prəˈməʊʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROMOTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Promotion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROMOTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of promotion in the English dictionary

The first definition of promotion in the dictionary is the act of furthering or encouraging the progress or existence of. Other definition of promotion is the act of raising to a higher rank, status, degree, etc. Promotion is also the act of advancing to a higher course, class, etc.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROMOTION

amotion · commotion · countermotion · devotion · emotion · Goshen · groschen · interocean · locomotion · lotion · misdevotion · motion · nicotian · notion · ocean · potion · premotion · remotion · slow-motion · subocean

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROMOTION

promo · promo video · promodern · promonarchist · promontories · promontory · promotability · promotable · promote · promoter · promotion board · promotion campaign · promotion prospects · promotional · promotions director · promotions manager · promotive · promotiveness · promotor fidei · prompt

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROMOTION

accreditation · aftershave lotion · baby lotion · body lotion · Brownian motion · calamine lotion · demotion · hand lotion · harmonic motion · in motion · love potion · Newton´s laws of motion · perpetual motion · proper motion · sales promotion · self-promotion · simple harmonic motion · slow motion · stop-motion · suntan lotion · time and motion

Synonyms and antonyms of promotion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROMOTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «promotion» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «promotion» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PROMOTION

Find out the translation of promotion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of promotion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «promotion» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

促进
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

promoción
570 millions of speakers
en

English

promotion
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पदोन्नति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَرْوِيج
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

продвижение
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

promoção
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পদোন্নতি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

promotion
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Promosi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Beförderung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

促進
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

승진
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Promosi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự xúc tiến
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பதவி உயர்வு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

जाहिरात
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

tanıtım
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

promozione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

awans
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

просування
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

promovare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προώθηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevordering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kampanj
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forfremmelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of promotion

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROMOTION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of promotion
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «promotion».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about promotion

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «PROMOTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word promotion.
1
Scott Adams
The only risk of failure is promotion.
2
Mathieu Amalric
Cannes is a circus, so you have to have fun with it. Everything suddenly becomes funny. And the promotion of a movie - that's where you really need to be a good actor. You need to make journalists believe that what you're saying is just for them and you've never said it before, even when you're talking about the same film over and over again.
3
John Amery
All men will commence in their present rank and promotion will be open to all men alike, without any distinctions or qualifications, political or otherwise.
4
Namie Amuro
I think afterall, a promotion video is a piece of work in it's own right.
5
Richard Attenborough
In other words, if you - the cost of promoting movies, the advertising and promotion of a movie, the budget is almost as large as the cost of the movie.
6
Charles Babbage
A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science.
7
Javier Bardem
And the whole Oscar thing, that is just surreal: you spend months and months doing promotion, and then come back to reality with this golden thing in your hands. You put it in the office and then you just have to look at it sitting on the shelf. And, after about two weeks, you go: 'What is that doing there?'
8
Roy Barnes
The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.
9
P. T. Barnum
Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!
10
John Barrow
Releasing a record is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the promotion of the product, but you have to play the game if you are to have a chance of competing in the market place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROMOTION»

Discover the use of promotion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to promotion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Advertising, Promotion, and New Media
This volume provides an overview of the newest media technologies and how they can be used in marketing communications.
Marla R. Stafford, Ronald J. Faber, 2005
2
Sales Promotion: How to Create, Implement and Integrate ...
Sales Promotion is a core text of the ISP diploma, and the author has utilized graduate feedback to make the fourth edition relevant to students, whilst preserving its status as a potent tool for sales and marketing professionals.
Roddy Mullin, 2010
3
Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion
A leader for its emphasis on integrated brand promotion, this edition combines a compelling presentation of the fundamentals of advertising with invigorating coverage of contemporary topics and the latest advertising trends.
Thomas O'Guinn, Chris Allen, Richard Semenik, 2011
4
Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping ...
In addition, the book has been redesigned to be more teachable, practical, and practitioner-friendly.
L. Kay Bartholomew, Guy S. Parcel, Gerjo Kok, 2011
5
Health Promotion: Philosophy, Prejudice and Practice
Incisively written, this new edition of a popular guide first published in 1996 slices through the rhetoric of health promotion.
Dr. David Seedhouse, 2004
6
Mental Health Promotion: Paradigms and Practice
Mental health promotion is an emerging field of interest to many health professionals. This book traces its history, defines it and distinguishes it from mental illness prevention.
Keith Tudor, 1996
7
Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion
Health Sciences & Professions
Manoj Sharma, John Albert Romas, 2011
8
Community Health Education and Promotion: A Guide to Program ...
The purpose of this edition is to provide more practical guidance for the student of community health, health education, or health promotion about the design, development, and evaluation of programs in the community.
Mary Ellen Wurzbach, 2002
9
Contemporary Health Promotion in Nursing Practice
This is the most up-to-date health promotion text available, and includes detailed sections on: -Innovations, regulations, and policies developed in recent years that changed health promotion practice -Health disparities -Health literacy ...
Bonnie Raingruber, 2014
10
Cross-media Promotion
"Cross-media promotion is one of the most salient characteristics in our modern media systems, arising out of a context that involves virtually every level of media studies: media ownership, advertising and funding, technological trends, ...
Jonathan Hardy, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROMOTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term promotion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Young workers face 'promotion blockage' in stagnant jobs market
An increase in "job stability" - the time an employee spends in a particular job - has reduced the prospects of promotion and pay rises for ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
2
The 'Promotion' That Makes You Feel Bad
Receiving an unexpected professional status bump doesn't always feel good, especially if it wasn't really earned. Companies need to be aware ... «Working Knowledge, Jul 15»
3
Comedy Central Promotes Rob O'Neill to SVP Programming …
He'll also manage the creative ideation and execution of programming and promotion strategies across all screens to maximize consumption ... «TheWrap, Jul 15»
4
The Do's and Don'ts of Viral Content Promotion
Viral content promotion is the word we use to describe content that just simply takes off on its own. It creates a brand out of nothing and can ... «Techzone360, Jul 15»
5
Women's Ashes 2015: Batting promotion for Ellyse Perry a …
Could there be anything more inspiring for one team, and demoralising for their opponents, than watching one of their players produce a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
6
Matt Holland believes promotion is possible for Ipswich Town in …
Former Ipswich Town cult hero Matt Holland has backed the Blues for promotion in 2015-16 with the new Championship season less than two ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jul 15»
7
Naked man upsets cafe customers after promotion goes horribly wrong
PHILADELPHIA- A man showed up completely naked to a coffee shop Friday after a misunderstanding about a promotion. Tom Dimitriou is the ... «FOX43.com, Jul 15»
8
Maxim Maintains Buy on AEterna Zentaris Inc. (AEZS) as Saizen …
In his research note, Kolbert noted, “Commencing the Saizen promotion is a positive for the company and should provide revenues that offset ... «Smarter Analyst, Jul 15»
9
Striker Ibehre eyeing promotion with Carlisle Utd
Jabo Ibehre has set his sights on firing Carlisle United up the League Two table – a decade after helping Leyton Orient win promotion from the ... «News & Star, Jul 15»
10
Leeds United: United's promotion rivals are splashing the cash
Chief among them being Derby County and Middlesbrough, whose odds to clinch promotion to the top-flight are among the shortest in the ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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