promotional

Language: en

🇬🇧 /prəˈməʊʃənəl/ 🇺🇸 /prəˈmoʊʃənəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or serving to promote a product, service, event, or idea; intended to advertise or publicize.; Relating to advancement in rank, position, or status within an organization.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

promotional materialpromotional campaignpromotional offerpromotional eventpromotional videopromotional activities

Derivatives

promotepromotionpromoterpromotablepromoting

Synonyms

advertisingmarketingpublicitysalescommercial

Commonly confused

promotive
EN: 'Promotive' means tending to promote or advance something (e.g., health-promotive); 'promotional' relates to advertising or marketing activities.
promoting
EN: 'Promoting' is the present participle of the verb 'promote'; 'promotional' is the adjective form used attributively (e.g., promotional materials).

Spelling tips

EN: Remember it is formed from 'promotion' + '-al', so it retains the '-tion-' spelling: 'promotional', not 'promotinal' or 'promotial'.

💬 Examples

  1. The company distributed promotional materials at the trade show.

  2. She was excited about the promotional opportunity to senior manager.