promotional

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

promotion +‎ -al

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Adjective[edit]

promotional (comparative more promotional, superlative most promotional)

  1. Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.
    Collect five promotional vouchers to claim your prize.
    • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5:
      In addition to this signage there are promotional videos broadcast in English on television screens around the campus.
    • 2022 November 30, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 971, page 87:
      The cartoon dog made its debut in half-term week in October, featuring on promotional children's tickets as well as fun children's activities such as colouring sheets and spot the difference.
  2. Of or relating to promotion to a post of higher status.
    • 2013, Steve Prziborowski, How To Excel At Fire Department Promotional Exams, page 83:
      In some departments, tiebreakers on the promotional list are determined by who turned their application in first.

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Noun[edit]

promotional (plural promotionals)

  1. An advertising promotion