German Paley advertisement ad⋅ver⋅tise⋅ment [ad-ver-tahyz-muhnt, ad-vur-tis-muhnt] –noun 1. a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc. 2. a public notice, especially in print. 3. the action of making generally known; a calling to the attention of the public: The news of this event will receive wide advertisement. a home a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z abandon abundance absence advertisement access ache afterthought airport air-vent afro album alien all-art