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
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Is promotion a noun, verb, or something else?
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