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promotion

pro·mo·tion [ prə mṓsh'n ] (plural pro·mo·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. advancement in position: an advancement to a more senior job or a higher rank, grade, or position

2. encouragement for activity: encouragement of the growth or development of something

3. something that promotes: something such as an advertising campaign that is designed to promote a product, cause, or organization

4. marketing process of promoting: the act or process of making a product, cause, or organization more widely known or more successful

5. advance into higher division: advance by a soccer team or player into a higher division of a league

6. chess exchange of pawn for superior piece: in chess, the act of exchanging a pawn for a more powerful piece, usually a queen, when it reaches an opponent's end of the board


pro·mo·tion·al adjective
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