Standard Lemma guide

promotional

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɹəˈməʊʃənəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Synonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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
Real reading context

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