Ad — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a public promotion of some product or service

in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹpɪts/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊʃələ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊʃələ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹpɪts/.

Examples

in AD 200

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

advertizement A.D.anno Domini advertizing advertising advertisement advert

Parts of Speech

noun	a public promotion of some product or service
adverb	in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born “in AD 200”

Word Forms

advertise	verb	make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
advertize	verb	make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eine öffentliche Werbung für ein Produkt oder eine Dienstleistung

🇫🇷French

annonce

une promotion publique d'un produit ou d'un service

🇪🇸Spanish

anuncio

una promoción pública de algún producto o servicio

🇮🇹Italian

a.D

una promozione pubblica di qualche prodotto o servizio

🇳🇱Dutch

advertentie

een openbare promotie van een product of dienst

🇵🇹Portuguese

anúncio

uma promoção pública de algum produto ou serviço

🇷🇺Russian

объявление

публичное продвижение какого-либо продукта или услуги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किसी उत्पाद या सेवा का सार्वजनिक प्रचार

🇧🇩Bengali

বিজ্ঞাপন

কিছু পণ্য বা পরিষেবার সর্বজনীন প্রচার

🇮🇳Tamil

விளம்பரம்

சில தயாரிப்பு அல்லது சேவையின் பொது விளம்பரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకటన

ఏదైనా ఉత్పత్తి లేదా సేవ యొక్క పబ్లిక్ ప్రమోషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

जाहिरात

काही उत्पादन किंवा सेवेची सार्वजनिक जाहिरात

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાહેરાત

અમુક ઉત્પાદન અથવા સેવાનો જાહેર પ્રચાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಹೀರಾತು

ಕೆಲವು ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇವೆಯ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಪ್ರಚಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരസ്യം

ചില ഉൽപ്പന്നങ്ങളുടെയോ സേവനത്തിൻ്റെയോ പൊതു പ്രമോഷൻ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشتہار

کسی پروڈکٹ یا سروس کی عوامی تشہیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公开促销某些产品或服务

🇯🇵Japanese

何らかの製品またはサービスの公的宣伝

🇰🇷Korean

일부 제품이나 서비스에 대한 공개 홍보

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quảng cáo

quảng bá công khai một số sản phẩm hoặc dịch vụ

🇹🇭Thai

โฆษณา

การส่งเสริมการขายผลิตภัณฑ์หรือบริการบางอย่างต่อสาธารณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

promosi publik suatu produk atau layanan

🇲🇾Malay

promosi awam bagi sesetengah produk atau perkhidmatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترويج عام لبعض المنتجات أو الخدمات

🇮🇷Persian

آگهی

تبلیغ عمومی برخی از محصولات یا خدمات

🇹🇷Turkish

reklam

bazı ürün veya hizmetlerin halka açık tanıtımı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹדָעָה

קידום פומבי של מוצר או שירות כלשהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ad'?

The primary meaning of 'ad' is 'a public promotion of some product or service'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ad' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ad' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ad' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ad' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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