From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Advertising & marketing, Sportpromotionpro‧mo‧tion /prəˈməʊʃən $ -ˈmoʊ-/ ●●○S3W3AWL noun1[countable, uncountable]BOUP a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization
I want a job with good prospects for promotion.promotion to
Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official.2[countable, uncountable]BBA an activityintended to help sell a product, or the product that is being promoted
a winter sales promotion► see thesaurus at advertisement3[uncountable]BBA the activity of persuading people to support somethingpromotion of
the promotion of energy conservation4[uncountable]HELP the activity of helping something to develop or increasepromotion of
the promotion of international environmental cooperation5[uncountable] British EnglishDS when a sportsteam moves into a better group of teamsOPP relegationExamples from the Corpuspromotion• She got a promotion last year.• Renee won a year's supply of chocolate as part of a promotion for the candymaker.• Young males in particular were keener on high pay and promotion than older people, and less concerned with security or job satisfaction.• Civil service testsdeterminepromotion in government jobs.• And more men are turning down promotion or relocation in order to give more time to their families.• He pushedaside the civilianJunta using it only to give decentsanction to new promotions.• What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?• Robbie Williams arrived in New York to do a week of promotion for his new record.• Having a special offer or promotion?• The author was signingcopies of his new book as a part of the publisher's promotioncampaign.• They ran a salespromotionscheme in which a World Cupcoin was given away with every four gallons of petrolpurchased.• The Associationsought to show that the restrictions in the agreement were indeed indispensable to the promotion of technical or economicprogress.• With the promotion came a $3,890 raise.• the promotion of solarenergy• the promotion of women's rightspromotion to• Cooperannounced the promotion of Moore tovicechairman.From Longman Business Dictionarypromotionpro‧mo‧tion /prəˈməʊʃən-ˈmoʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] (also sales promotion)MARKETING an activity such as special advertisements or freegifts intended to sell a product or serviceABC has announced a joint promotion with Miller Lite.Penney has increased its sales promotion with direct mail.A special promotion in January produced a spectacular rise in profits. —promotional adjective [only before a noun]the use by cigarette companies ofpromotional giveaways (=free gifts)advertising and promotional literature →consumer promotion →cross promotion
