promotion
An advancement in rank or position.
Noun 4 meanings
An advancement in rank or position.
“I'll have to give myself a promotion!”
Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.
“the promotion of the idea of global warming in schools”
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.”
Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank).
Etymology
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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PROMOTION at a glance
PROMOTION has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + M 3 + O 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,509 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with promotion
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