Dictionary

promotion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/ (General-American)
• /pɹəˈməʊʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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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- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti 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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An advancement in rank or position.
   • I'll have to give myself a promotion!
2. (countable, uncountable) Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.
   • the promotion of the idea of global warming in schools
3. (countable, uncountable) An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.
   • The price cut is serving as a promotion of the manufacturer's new beverage varieties.
4. (countable, uncountable) Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank).
5. (countable, uncountable) Forward motion. (Contrast remotion.)
   • In other arthropods, promotion-remotion of the leg is accomplished at other joints. For example, in spiders promotion-remotion occurs at the coxa-trochanter joint, insects utilize the body-coxa joint, and […] 2008, John L. Capinera, Encyclopedia of Entomology, volume 4, →ISBN, page 3326:
   • By simple promotion and remotion, assisted by some flexure and extension, the distal spines of each would reach and scratch the substratum and, on remotion, sweep coarse particles posteriorly and dorsally. 1995, Cladocera as Model Organisms in Biology, →ISBN, page 63:

Forms

Antonyms

demotion

Deriveds

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

Translations (143)

ms promosi (dissemination of positive information) · ru стимули́рование (dissemination of positive information) · ru реклами́рование (dissemination of positive information) · mk промо́ција (dissemination of positive information) · hi प्रचार (dissemination of positive information) · it propaganda (dissemination of positive information) · ms kenaikan pangkat (advancement in position) · cmn 晉職 /晋职 (advancement in position) · sh pròmōcija (dissemination of positive information) · es promoción (dissemination of positive information) · bg повише́ние (advancement in position) · de Beförderung (advancement in position) · hi बढ़ावा (dissemination of positive information) · de Bewerbung (dissemination of positive information) · da oprykning (advancement in position) · th การเลื่อนตำแหน่ง (advancement in position) · ko 승진 (advancement in position) · hi उतारना ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · ro promoție (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · it promozione (advancement in position) · fr promotion (advancement in position) · ga ardú céime (advancement in position) · hu promóció (dissemination of positive information) · be пасо́ўванне (dissemination of positive information) · de Werbung (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · pl promocja (dissemination of positive information) · fi promo (dissemination of positive information) · de Bauernumwandlung ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · fr promotion (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · bg насърча́ване (dissemination of positive information) · id promosi (advancement in position) · ro avansare (advancement in position) · mr बढती (advancement in position) · sv befordran (advancement in position) · ja プロモーション (dissemination of positive information) · es propagación (dissemination of positive information) · de Werbeaktion (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · hi पदोन्नति (advancement in position) · sv bondeförvandling ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · ar تَرْفِيع (advancement in position) · ro promoțiune (dissemination of positive information) · fa ترویج (dissemination of positive information) · es divulgación (dissemination of positive information) · da reklame (dissemination of positive information) · cmn 廣告 /广告 (dissemination of positive information) · bg произве́ждане ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · de Förderung (dissemination of positive information) · ja 進級 (advancement in position) · nl promotie (dissemination of positive information) · es promoción (advancement in position) · cmn 升職 /升职 (advancement in position) · he הכתרה ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · mr जाहिरात (dissemination of positive information) · fi mainostapahtuma (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · it progresso (advancement in position) · ro promovare ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · te పదోన్నతి (advancement in position) · de Höherversetzung (advancement in position) · ga ardú (advancement in position) · sl povišanje (advancement in position) · he קידום (advancement in position) · az irəliləyiş (dissemination of positive information) · bg стимули́ране (dissemination of positive information) · fi ylennys (advancement in position) · id kenaikan pangkat (advancement in position) · he קידום (dissemination of positive information) · cmn 提升 (advancement in position) · tr promosyon (dissemination of positive information) · el προαγωγή (advancement in position) · de Aufstieg (advancement in position) · nl promotie (advancement in position) · da støtte (dissemination of positive information) · cs reklama (dissemination of positive information) · ru продвиже́ние (advancement in position) · ne पदोन्नति (advancement in position) · pt divulgação (dissemination of positive information) · fi promootio (dissemination of positive information) · hu előléptetés (advancement in position) · be павышэ́нне (advancement in position) · be рэкла́ма (dissemination of positive information) · cmn 推廣 /推广 (dissemination of positive information) · es ascenso (advancement in position) · id promosi (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · ro promovare (advancement in position) · ru повыше́ние (advancement in position) · mk рекла́ма (dissemination of positive information) · ru рекла́ма (dissemination of positive information) · eo promocio (advancement in position) · mk унапредување (advancement in position) · ko 진급 (advancement in position) · it pubblicità (dissemination of positive information) · hi तरक़्क़ी (advancement in position) · cmn 宣傳 /宣传 (dissemination of positive information) · ar تَرْقِيَة ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · ko 프로모션 (dissemination of positive information) · ja 宣伝 (dissemination of positive information) · bg промо́ция (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · ru продвиже́ние (dissemination of positive information) · pt publicidade (dissemination of positive information) · nl bevordering (advancement in position) · sk povýšenie (advancement in position) · id promosi ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · ru промо́ушен (dissemination of positive information) · sk propagácia (dissemination of positive information) · tr terfi (advancement in position) · fi myynninedistämistapahtuma (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · ka დაწინაურება (advancement in position) · ko 판촉 (dissemination of positive information) · he קידום (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · cs propagace (dissemination of positive information) · pt promoção (advancement in position) · sk podpora (dissemination of positive information) · id promosi (dissemination of positive information) · fr promotion (dissemination of positive information) · az irəliləyiş (advancement in position) · uk рекла́ма (dissemination of positive information) · de Bewerbung (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · ar تَرْقِيَة (advancement in position) · uk просува́ння (dissemination of positive information) · pt promoção (dissemination of positive information) · sh про̀мо̄ција (dissemination of positive information) · uk просува́ння (advancement in position) · es promoción (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · nb forfremmelse (advancement in position) · ja 昇進 (advancement in position) · ar تَرْوِيج (dissemination of positive information) · fi korotus ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · sk reklama (dissemination of positive information) · hi बढ़ावा (event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand) · cs povýšení (advancement in position) · de Werbung (dissemination of positive information) · de Umwandlung ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · it miglioramento (advancement in position) · gd àrdachadh (advancement in position) · pl awans (advancement in position) · da forfremmelse (advancement in position) · uk підви́щення (advancement in position) · cmn 促銷 /促销 (dissemination of positive information) · sv promovering ((chess) transformation of a pawn) · ca ascens (advancement in position) · ca promoció (advancement in position) · sl promocija (dissemination of positive information) · cmn 升官 (advancement in position)