noun · neutral

advertisement

UK/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/US/ədˈvɜːrtɪsmənt/ad·VER·tise·ment

Band 4-5speakingtask2

a short announcement, picture, or film that tries to sell a product or service or promote an event.

Examples

I saw an advertisement for a new phone on YouTube.

Companies spend a lot on advertisements during big sports events.

That advertisement made the product look very appealing.

Band 8 sentence

Sophisticated advertisements now use psychological insights and social media data to target niche audiences with remarkable precision.

Collocations

  • run an advertisement
  • television advertisement
  • advertisement for

Word family

advertise (v) verbadvertising (n) nounadvertiser (n) noun

Common mistakes

a advertisementan advertisement

advertise (n)advertisement (n)

Say it for a higher band

5ad6commercial7+advertisement

Synonyms

ad

Easily confused

advertising

Advertising is a major part of modern business strategy.

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