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# advertising

«advertising» in Mova's school dictionary: **the business and activity of making ads to tell people…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (advertising — uncountable); verb form (advertise, advertises, advertised, advertising)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Advertising is the business and activity of making ads to tell people about products or services and to persuade them to buy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#m1)

2) Advertising is also the -ing form of «advertise»: telling people about something publicly, in ads, posters or messages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In media and citizenship lessons, pupils study persuasive techniques in advertising and how advertising aimed at children works (toys, sugary food, in-app purchases). In writing lessons, pupils create posters using persuasive language. Phrases: «advertising campaign», «TV advertising», «online advertising», «false advertising».

### examples

- Advertising tries to make you want things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#x1)
- The company spent a lot on advertising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#x2)
- Online advertising follows what you search for. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#x3)
- We are advertising our cake sale with posters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#x4)
- False advertising means telling lies about a product. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#x5)
- My aunt works in advertising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#x6)
- Advertising for junk food is limited during children's TV in some countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#x7)
- The shop is advertising a big sale this weekend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/#x8)

### note

Uncountable as a noun: «a lot of advertising» (not «advertisings»). Related: advertisement, advert, ad, advertiser. Spelling: advertise with -ise in all English. Healthy habit: ask «Who made this, and what do they want me to do?»

### In the corpora

- [Own-brand food is often made in a similar way to famous brands but costs less because there is no big advertising.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/14/)
- [Product placement is when companies pay to show their products in films and shows; it is advertising hidden in entertainment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers/18/)
- [Product placement is when companies pay for their products to appear in films or shows; it is advertising hidden in entertainment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «advertising» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advertising/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.