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promotion

promotion

235 2.6
Giving someone a higher job at work
  • noun
  • /prəˈmoʊʃən/
translation icon : ascenso
  • Because tomorrow I’m finally getting my promotion.
  • promotion opportunities
  • chance of promotion
  • promotion prospects

What good is getting a promotion but losing your integrity?

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Examples

  • A major reform has been the promotion of ethical behavior among teachers.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Sir, would you like me to suggest what you can do with that promotion?

  • Congratulations on the promotion, Ben.

  • When I get the promotion, I'll take the travel.

  • What good is getting a promotion but losing your integrity?

  • So of course, that has implications for hiring and promotion decisions.

  • For example, women who are rated as attractive have better job opportunities, promotions, and evaluations.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Developing abilities that lead to advancement or promotion is appealing for adults.

    Academic text (1999)
  • After years of hard work, she finally received a promotion to manager.

  • His promotion within the company was well-deserved after his successful project.

Synonyms

elevation
vspromotion
12 4.1

Raising someone to a higher job or rank

is specifically about raising a person into a higher role not just level change
higher rank
vspromotion
6 3.9

A position with more authority and status than others in a group

describes the action of moving someone up into that superior position
preferment
vspromotion
  • Archaic
1 8.5

A promotion to a more important job

is the general act of raising someone to a higher post

Antonyms

11 3.9

A move of someone to a lower job rank at work

Idioms

To try hard to get a higher job at work

To give sexual favors to a man to get a job promotion

Compounds

sales promotion
  • Specialized
1 2.5

Actions companies use to get more people to buy things, like discounts and contests

3.8

A set of rules that moves people to higher jobs or ranks in an organization

3.7

A set of computer rules that shows certain posts to more users on a site

7.2

The area of the board where a pawn can change into a stronger piece

Chance of getting a higher job at work

How Senior

elevation
12 4.1
promotion
235 2.6
advancement
119 4.1

Surface Forms

promotion singular
promotions plural

Morphology

promotion = promote (transparent) = promote + ion

A direct nominalization of the verb 'promote' in its sense 'to raise to a higher rank', yielding the noun for the act or instance of raising someone.

Etymology

Promotion comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and movere 'to move', so a job promotion is literally being 'moved forward' to a higher position at work.