Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An advancement in rank or position.

    I'll have to give myself a promotion!

    Beförderung, Aufstieg, Höherversetzung

    продвиже́ниеprodvižénije, повыше́ниеpovyšénije

    просува́нняprosuvánnja, підви́щенняpidvýščennja

    act of raising in rank or position

  2. (countable, uncountable)Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.

    the promotion of the idea of global warming in schools

    Förderung, Werbung, Bewerbung

    продвиже́ниеprodvižénije, реклами́рованиеreklamírovanije, промо́ушенpromóušen

    просува́нняprosuvánnja, рекла́маrekláma

  3. (countable, uncountable)An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.

    The price cut is serving as a promotion of the manufacturer's new beverage varieties.

    Werbung, Bewerbung, Werbeaktion

  4. (countable, uncountable)Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank).

    Umwandlung, Bauernumwandlung

  5. (countable, uncountable)Forward motion. (Contrast remotion.)

Examples

217 sentences
  1. It's great that you got the promotion.

    Чудово, що тебе підвищили по службі.

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  2. Tom deserves a promotion.

    Том заслуговує на підвищення по службі.

    ruТом заслуживает повышения по службе.

    deTom verdient eine Beförderung.

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  3. I got a promotion.

    Мене підвищили.

    ruЯ получил повышение.

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  4. Tom just got a promotion.

    Том щойно отримав підвищення.

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  5. Tom congratulated Mary on her promotion.

    Том привітав Мері з підвищенням.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
advancement in position:
dissemination of positive information:
Русский
By meaning 2
advancement in position:
dissemination of positive information:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
advancement in position:
dissemination of positive information:
event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand:
(chess) transformation of a pawn:

Origin

Late Middle English, from Old French promocion, from Late Latin prōmotiō, from Latin prōmo

Late Middle English, from Old French promocion, from Late Latin prōmotiō, from Latin prōmoveō (“to move forward”). Equivalent to promote + -ion.

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Forms

plural: promotions
Singularpromotion
Pluralpromotions

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • for a promotion
  • got the promotion
  • got a promotion
  • wants a promotion

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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