D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

advertising

· IPA /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/
01 n. a communication publicly promoting some product or service.
  1. 1.
    a communication publicly promoting some product or service.
  2. 2.
    the business of advertising; the activity engaged in by professional publicists for pay.
Syn. ad, advertisement, advertSyn. -- advertizing, publicizing, the advertising profession, the advertising industry