conquest
To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own…To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
» They extended their territory by conquest.
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2 sensesTo compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
(archaic)To conquer.
Examples
31 sentencesThey extended their territory by conquest.
Tom talked about his latest conquest.
deTom sprach von seiner neuesten Eroberung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What is the point of conquest?
Tom bragged about his latest conquest.
deTom gab mit seiner neuesten Eroberung an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The conquest of America cost between 60 and 70 million lives.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English conquest, borrowed from Old French conqueste. Inherited froInherited from Middle English conquest, borrowed from Old French conqueste.
Inherited from Middle English conquesten, borrowed from Middle French conquester, from Old French conquester.
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Forms
conquests, conquesting, conquested, conquested| Base form | conquest · to conquest |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | conquests |
| Present participle | conquesting |
| Past simple | conquested |
| Past participle | conquested |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle