adj · noun · 5 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.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/
Received-Pronunciation:/pɹəˈməʊʃənəl/
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rhymes with -əʊʃənəl
CMU ARPABET:P R AH0 M OW1 SH AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P ER0 M OW1 SH AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Collect five promotional vouchers to claim your prize.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to promotion to a post of higher status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An advertising promotion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to serving as publicity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
promotional fares
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to advancement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
promotional exams
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion English -al English promotional From promotion + -al.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
propagační
— of, or relating to a promotion
Finnish:
mainos-
— of, or relating to a promotion
French:
publicitaire
— of, or relating to a promotion
French:
promotionnel
— of, or relating to a promotion
Galician:
promocional
— of, or relating to a promotion
Hungarian:
promóciós
— of, or relating to a promotion
Japanese:
プロモーショナル
(puromōshonaru)
— of, or relating to a promotion
Polish:
awansowy
— of, or relating to a promotion
Polish:
promocyjny
— of, or relating to a promotion
Portuguese:
promocional
— of, or relating to a promotion