advertisement

Universal Words noun 1 [C] (also informal ad) (BrE also advert) ~ (for sth) a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service: Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car. seealsoCLASSIFIEDADVERTISEMENTS 2 [C] (BrE also advert) ~ for sth an example of sth that shows its good qualities: Dirty streets and homelessness are no advertisement for a prosperous society. 3 [U] the act of advertising sth and making it public: We are employing an assistant to help with the advertisement of the group's activities.