promotional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pɹəˈməʊʃənəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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 English -al English promotional From promotion + -al.
Meanings
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Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.
In addition to this signage there are promotional videos broadcast in English on television screens around the campus.
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5:Collect five promotional vouchers to claim your prize.
The cartoon dog made its debut in half-term week in October, featuring on promotional children's tickets as well as fun children's activities such as colouring sheets and spot the difference.
2022 November 30, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 971, page 87:
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Of or relating to promotion to a post of higher status.
In some departments, tiebreakers on the promotional list are determined by who turned their application in first.
2013, Steve Prziborowski, How To Excel At Fire Department Promotional Exams, page 83:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more promotional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most promotional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
promotionally · copromotional · promotional copy · promotionalism · nonpromotional · self-promotional · phytopromotional · promodizer · antipromotional
Translations (10)
gl promocional (of, or relating to a promotion) · hu promóciós (of, or relating to a promotion) · fr promotionnel (of, or relating to a promotion) · fi mainos- (of, or relating to a promotion) · ja プロモーショナル (of, or relating to a promotion) · pt promocional (of, or relating to a promotion) · pl promocyjny (of, or relating to a promotion) · cs propagační (of, or relating to a promotion) · pl awansowy (of, or relating to a promotion) · fr publicitaire (of, or relating to a promotion)