promotion
An advancement in rank or positionAn advancement in rank or position.
» It's great that you got the promotion.
Чудово, що тебе підвищили по службі.
Чудово, що вас підвищили по службі.
Meaning
5 senses(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
(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
(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
(countable, uncountable)Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank).
Umwandlung, Bauernumwandlung
(countable, uncountable)Forward motion. (Contrast remotion.)
Examples
217 sentencesIt's great that you got the promotion.
Чудово, що тебе підвищили по службі.
Tom deserves a promotion.
Том заслуговує на підвищення по службі.
ruТом заслуживает повышения по службе.
deTom verdient eine Beförderung.
I got a promotion.
Мене підвищили.
ruЯ получил повышение.
Tom just got a promotion.
Том щойно отримав підвищення.
Tom congratulated Mary on her promotion.
Том привітав Мері з підвищенням.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
Late Middle English, from Old French promocion, from Late Latin prōmotiō, from Latin prōmoLate 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| Singular | promotion |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution:promopublicitypromotional materialpackaging
- encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something:furtheranceadvancement
- the advancement of some enterprise:forwardingfurtherance
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- for a promotion
- got the promotion
- got a promotion
- wants a promotion