1activity that supports or provides active encouragement for the furtherance of a cause, venture, or aim:disease prevention and health promotion
the publicization of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness.
a publicity campaign for a particular product, organization, or venture:the paper is reaping the rewards of a series of promotions
(often as modifier promotions) the activity or business of organizing publicity campaigns:she’s the promotions manager for the museum
a sporting event, especially a series of boxing matches, staged for profit.
Chemistry the action of promoting a catalyst.
2the action of raising someone to a higher position or rank or the fact of being so raised:majors designated for promotion to lieutenant colonela promotion to divisional sales director
Origin:
late Middle English(sense 2): via Old French from Latin promotio(n-), from promovere 'move forward' (see promote)
