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/ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.84 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications."
- "The city council placed an advertisement in the local newspaper to inform its residents of the forthcoming roadworks."
- "The good manners and intelligence of the students are an advertisement for the school."
- "The safest time to answer a possible advertisement is when you have no indication as to what suit your opponent wants. Then even if he has advertised, the odds are that your answer is not the card he is looking for."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin advertō Old French avertir Middle French advertir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French advertissementbor. English advertisement From Middle French advertissement (“statement calling attention”), compare French avertissement (“warning”). See advertise. Equivalent to advertise + -ment.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/
- British English: /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/