Promotion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- act of raising in rank or position
- encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something (syn: advancement, furtherance)
- the advancement of some enterprise (syn: forwarding, furtherance)
Extra examples
There was little chance for promotion within the company.
She was given a well-deserved promotion.
The company is offering a special promotion to increase sales.
He made his promotion to major.
I want a job with good prospects for promotion.
Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official.
She thinks she's really something ever since her promotion.
...with that new promotion he's now one of the bigs in the company...
They recommended her for a promotion after only two years.
Afterward, she got a promotion.
In his promotion of burgeoning black writers, however, Hughes made no compromises.
The chairman proposed the young executive as a candidate for promotion.
Her responsibilities were multiplied by the promotion.
...he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager...
We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.
Word forms
singular: promotion
plural: promotions
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