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infomercial

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɪnfəˌmɝʃəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N F OW0 M ER2 SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: informercial

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: commercial, commercial message

History

Etymology

Blend of information + commercial.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mainosdokumentti — program-length television commercial
  • French: publireportage — program-length television commercial
  • German: Infomercial — program-length television commercial
  • Icelandic: sjónvarpsörlýsing — program-length television commercial
  • Spanish: infomercial — program-length television commercial
  • Spanish: publirreportaje — program-length television commercial
  • Spanish: anuncio m de teletienda — program-length television commercial