- a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, or on the internet.
- a public notice, especially in print.
- the action of making generally known; a calling to the attention of the public: The news of this event will receive wide advertisement.
- any public notice, as a printed display in a newspaper, short film on television, announcement on radio, etc, designed to sell goods, publicize an event, etc
