English Explanatory Dictionary

promotion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An advancement in rank or position.
  2. Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.
  3. An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.
  4. Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank).
  5. Forward motion. (Contrast remotion.)

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈməʊʃn̩/ /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/ en-us-promotion.ogg /prɵˈmoʃən/

Word forms

promotion promotions

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion Late Middle English, from Old French promocion, from Late Latin prōmotiō, from Latin prōmoveō (“to move forward”). Equivalent to promote + -ion.

Antonyms

demotion

Derived words

antipromotion copromotion cross-promotion mispromotion nonpromotion numeric promotion overpromotion phytopromotion postpromotion prepromotion promotional repromotion self-promotion social promotion
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