toqus
Picture Dictionary
English
한국어
Register
Login
🔍
promotion
noun
the
act
of
giving
someone
a
higher
or
more
important
job
or
rank
at
work
•
After
three
years
at
the
company
,
Maria
finally
got
the
promotion
she
had
worked
hard
for
.
After
three
years
at
the
company
,
Maria
finally
got
the
promotion
she
had
worked
hard
for
.
•
The
supervisor
announced
Tony's
promotion
during
the
morning
meeting
,
and
everyone
applauded
.
The
supervisor
announced
Tony's
promotion
during
the
morning
meeting
,
and
everyone
applauded
.
From
Latin
promotio
“
a
moving
forward
,
advancement
,”
from
promotus
,
past
participle
of
promovere
“
to
move
forward
.”
noun
activities
done
to
advertise
,
publicize
,
or
increase
sales
of
a
product
,
service
,
or
event
•
The
store
is
running
a
summer
promotion
on
all
sportswear
.
The
store
is
running
a
summer
promotion
on
all
sportswear
.
•
The
marketing
team
designed
a
social
media
promotion
to
attract
new
customers
.
The
marketing
team
designed
a
social
media
promotion
to
attract
new
customers
.
Sense
developed
in
19th-century
commerce
as
manufacturers
sought
ways
to
‘
move
products
forward
’
toward
buyers
.
noun
the
act
of
supporting
or
encouraging
something
so
that
it
develops
,
spreads
,
or
succeeds
•
The
charity
is
dedicated
to
the
promotion
of
literacy
in
rural
areas
.
The
charity
is
dedicated
to
the
promotion
of
literacy
in
rural
areas
.
•
Government
policies
focus
on
the
promotion
of
renewable
energy
sources
.
Government
policies
focus
on
the
promotion
of
renewable
energy
sources
.
Extended
meaning
of
advancing
an
idea
or
cause
recorded
from
the
early
17th
century
.
noun
in
chess
,
the
replacement
of
a
pawn
that
reaches
the
farthest
rank
with
a
queen
,
rook
,
bishop
,
or
knight
•
With
a
clever
move
,
her
pawn
reached
the
eighth
rank
and
she
made
a
promotion
to
a
queen
.
With
a
clever
move
,
her
pawn
reached
the
eighth
rank
and
she
made
a
promotion
to
a
queen
.
•
The
grandmaster
sacrificed
material
to
force
a
decisive
promotion
.
The
grandmaster
sacrificed
material
to
force
a
decisive
promotion
.
Adopted
into
chess
terminology
in
the
mid-18th
century
,
likening
the
pawn
’
s
rise
to
social
advancement
.
