false advertising
The act of publishing, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise publicly circulating…The act of publishing, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services.
» That's false advertising.
Das ist Werbeschwindel.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The act of publishing, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services.
Near-synonym: deceptive advertising
Examples
1 sentencesThat's false advertising.
deDas ist Werbeschwindel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsnake oil
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable