promotion

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] ~ (to sth) a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization: Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise. * The new job is a promotion for him. * a job with excellent promotion prospects 2 [U] ~ (to sth) a move by a sports team from playing in one group of teams to playing in a better group: the team's promotion to the First Division OPPRELEGATION 3 [U,C] activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service; a set of advertisements for a particular product or service: Her job is mainly concerned with sales and promotion. * We are doing a special promotion of Chilean wines. 4 [U] ~ of sth (formal) activity that encourages people to believe in the value or importance of sth, or that helps sth to succeed: a society for the promotion of religious tolerance