advertisement

noun6

1. •
   A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

   • Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications.
2. •
   A public notice.

   • The city council placed an advertisement in the local newspaper to inform its residents of the forthcoming roadworks.
3. •
   A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.

   • The good manners and intelligence of the students are an advertisement for the school.
4. •
   In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
5. •
   (no longer used) Notoriety.
6. •
   (literary, no longer used) A preface.