noun
advert
AD-vurt/ˈædvɜːrt/
A notice promoting a product, service, or event.
The advert displays the bouquets offered at the flower stall.
Etymology
The image of “turning toward” became one of directing attention or making people aware. Advert shortens advertisement, a public notice calling attention to something, often a sale.
In context
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More examples
- The magazine printed a full-page advert.
- He responded to the advert for a used bicycle.
- The advert included the shop’s address.
Forms
advert · adverts
Similar words
- advertisement
- Advertisement is the full form; advert is a shortening more common in British English.
- ad
- Ad is the usual American shortening.