Topic: ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
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ad‧ver‧tise‧ment S3
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[countable]1BBA also ad informal; advert British English a picture, set of words, or a short film, which is intended to persuade people to buy a product or use a service, or that gives information about a job that is available, an event that is going to happen etc COLLOCATIONS 
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put/place an advertisement in a newspaper take out an advertisement (=ask for an advertisement to be printed or shown) a newspaper/television/radio advertisement a full-page/half-page/two-page advertisement a job advertisement answer/reply to an advertisement run a series of advertisements (=print or broadcast a series of them)
COLLOCATIONS put/place an advertisement in a newspaper take out an advertisement (=ask for an advertisement to be printed or shown) a newspaper/television/radio advertisement a full-page/half-page/two-page advertisement a job advertisement answer/reply to an advertisement run a series of advertisements (=print or broadcast a series of them)
advertisement for 
The Sunday papers are full of advertisements for cars.She saw an advertisement for a ski vacation in Vermont.
The Sunday papers are full of advertisements for cars.She saw an advertisement for a ski vacation in Vermont.2 to be a good example of something or show how effective it can be : He's a very good advertisement for the benefits of regular exercise.
be an advertisement for something
He's a very good advertisement for the benefits of regular exercise.WORD FOCUS: advertisement WORD FOCUS: advertisement
types of advertisement: commercial on TV or radio
poster on a wall, often with a picture on it
junk mail unwanted letters in the post, advertising things
flyer a sheet of paper with an advertisement on it, given to you in the street or pushed through your door
the blurb a piece of writing on the back of a book, which talks about the good things in it
the classified ads also the small ads British English short advertisements in a newspaper, in which people offer things for sale
the personal ads/the lonely hearts (ads) newspaper advertisements in which people say they want to meet someone for romance ➔ slogan, jingle2 (1), plug2 (2)
WORD FOCUS: advertisement types of advertisement: commercial on TV or radio
poster on a wall, often with a picture on it
junk mail unwanted letters in the post, advertising things
flyer a sheet of paper with an advertisement on it, given to you in the street or pushed through your door
the blurb a piece of writing on the back of a book, which talks about the good things in it
the classified ads also the small ads British English short advertisements in a newspaper, in which people offer things for sale
the personal ads/the lonely hearts (ads) newspaper advertisements in which people say they want to meet someone for romance ➔ slogan, jingle2 (1), plug2 (2)
