promotion

  • 31PROMOTION — s. f. Action par laquelle on élève à la fois plusieurs personnes à un même grade, à une même dignité. Le pape fit une promotion de quatre cardinaux. Le pape ne fit point de promotion ce jour là, il ne donna qu un chapeau. Le roi fit une promotion …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 32PROMOTION — n. f. Action par laquelle on élève à la fois plusieurs personnes à un même grade, à une même dignité. Le pape fit une promotion de quatre cardinaux. Le roi fit une promotion de pairs, d’officiers généraux. Faire des promotions dans l’armée. Il… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 33promotion — [[t]prəmo͟ʊʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ promotions 1) N VAR If you are given promotion or a promotion in your job, you are given a more important job or rank in the organization that you work for. Consider changing jobs or trying for promotion. ...rewarding… …

    English dictionary

  • 34promotion — noun 1 (C, U) a move to a more important job or rank in a company or organization: I want a job with good promotion prospects. (+ to): Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official. 2 (C, U) an activity intended to help sell a product, or the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35promotion — /prə məυʃ(ə)n/ noun all means of conveying the message about a product or service to potential customers, e.g. publicity, a sales campaign, TV commercials or free gifts ● Our promotion budget has been doubled. ● The promotion team has put forward …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 36promotion*/ — [prəˈməʊʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C/U] a move to a job at a higher level His main objective is to get promotion.[/ex] his promotion to a position of leadership[/ex] 2) [U] the activity of encouraging or supporting something The campaign is concerned with… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 37Promotion — 1.In terms of a career, a promotion refers to the advancement of an employee s rank or position in a hierarchical structure. 2. In sales, promotion refers to a different sort of advancement. A sales promotion entails the features via advertising… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 38Promotion — 1Pro|mo|ti|on die; , en <aus spätlat. promotio »Beförderung (zu einem ehrenvollen Amt)« zu lat. promovere, vgl. ↑promovieren>: 1. Erlangung, Verleihung der Doktorwürde. 2. (österr.) offizielle Feier, bei der die Doktorwürde verliehen wird.… …

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  • 39promotion — noun 1) her promotion at work Syn: upgrading, preferment, elevation, advancement, step up (the ladder) 2) the promotion of justice Syn: encouragement, advocacy, furtherance, furthering, advancement, assistance …

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  • 40promotion — noun 1) her promotion at work Syn: upgrading, preferment, elevation, advancement, step up (the ladder) 2) the promotion of justice Syn: encouragement, furtherance, furthering, advancement, contribution to …

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