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1.0
A short message that tries to get people to buy something or support an idea
  • noun
  • /æd/
translation icon : anuncio
  • I'd like you to approve our new ad campaigns.
  • run ads
  • television ads
  • TV ads

The cost of Facebook ads have gone up, not down.

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Examples

  • And then we'll put your ad in the newspaper for free.

  • I read a full page ad in Time magazine.

  • At the top of the of the ad was the word new.

  • The cost of Facebook ads have gone up, not down.

  • There was an ad in The Voice for hostesses.

  • So I found an ad on craigslist for a guy who had a room available.

  • One of the new Toyota ads is playing, with the Black woman car salesman.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I took out full-page ads.

  • The next month, Lovering was alone, and he ran ads in two Columbus newspapers.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I saw an interesting ad for a new smartphone on social media.

Synonyms

commercial
vsad
804 2.9

A short paid advertisement on television or radio

is the general announced persuasive content that also appears in print and online
148 1.8

A message, like on TV or a poster, that tries to make people buy something

is the same persuasive public announcement across various media
promotion
vsad
124 3.2

An activity that tells people about a product to make them buy or support it

is a single persuasive announcement rather than broad publicity activity
promo
vsad
  • Informal
51 4.1

Short advertisement for a product or event

is the single persuasive announcement form rather than a general marketing effort
49 4.2

A TV program that shows how a product works and tries to sell it

is the usual short persuasive announcement, not a program-length promotion
advert
vsad
  • UK
15 2.2

A short message that tells people about a product, service, or event

is the broader public announcement that aims to persuade across channels
9 1.0

A short message printed in a newspaper that tells people about things for sale or jobs

is the general announced message not limited to print contexts
want ad
vsad
  • US
9 2.9

An ad in a newspaper asking for things like jobs or items

is the general persuasive public announcement rather than requests for items
8 2.3

A short notice in a newspaper or magazine where people sell items and offer services

is broader and applies to persuasive announcements across all formats
3 3.4

An advertisement on radio or television paid for by a sponsor

is a broader persuasive announcement not limited to broadcast media
advertorial
vsad
  • Literature
2 7.7

An advertisement written like a news article to promote something

is the standard persuasive announcement that does not imitate journalism

A printed message in a newspaper that tells people about jobs or things for sale

is the general persuasive announcement that can appear in any medium

A small notice in a newspaper section that offers things or jobs

covers persuasive messages in any medium, not only small print notices
adv
vsad
  • Informal
8.9

A short notice that offers something for sale in newspapers or online

is the standard public persuasive announcement rather than an abbreviation
advertizement
vsad
  • US
1.4

A public message that tries to sell a product or service

is the common term for that same persuasive public message
button ad
vsad
  • Texting
3.4

A small ad that appears at the bottom of a web page

is the general persuasive announcement that can use many formats

Idioms

14 8.4

Repeated so often that it becomes annoying or boring

ad infinitum
  • Formal
7 8.8

Going on forever without any limit

3 8.6

Attacking a person in an argument instead of their idea

1 6.9

In a way made for a specific situation when needed

1 7.7

Says or does something without planning

ad interim
  • Formal
8.5

For a short time until a permanent one takes over

ad libitum
  • Specialized
9.9

To perform freely without preparation in speech or music

9.9

A Latin legal phrase meaning for the purpose of taking someone to court

Compounds

39 2.6

A planned series of ads and activities to get people to buy or notice something

22 3.0

A company that makes ads and plans how to show them to customers

22 7.4

An attack on a person in an argument instead of their idea

9 1.0

A short message printed in a newspaper that tells people about things for sale or jobs

9 7.0

Made quickly for a specific purpose when needed

want ad
  • US
9 2.9

An ad in a newspaper asking for things like jobs or items

A short notice in a newspaper or magazine where people sell items and offer services

1 4.6

A short period when many ads run to make a big impact

1 9.9

A way of arguing that shows a claim leads to something impossible or silly

1 4.6

A group of people set up for a short time to do a single task

ad valorem
  • Formal
1 8.6

Calculated from an item's value, usually for taxes

1 7.7

A tax charged as a percent of the price of goods or services

button ad
  • Texting
3.4

A small ad that appears at the bottom of a web page

9.9

A person a court chooses to sue for someone who cannot act for themselves

9.9

A court order to bring someone to court to be tried

A long arc of red sand dunes in southern Saudi Arabia

An armed group linked to Hamas that carries out attacks against Israeli targets

9.9

The last date when something must happen

A court order telling a person to go to court and testify as a witness

How Persuasive

commercial
804 2.9
ad
1.0
newspaper ad
9 1.0

Surface Forms

ad singular
ads plural

Etymology

Ad is short for advertisement and comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and vertere 'turn', which together meant 'turn toward'. So an ad is something made to 'turn' your attention toward a product or idea.