promotion

«promotion» in Mova's school dictionary: Moving up to a better or higher job or rank: Mum got a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (promotion, promotions)

meaning for a pupil

1) Moving up to a better or higher job or rank: Mum got a promotion at work. tree →

2) Activities to make people buy or notice something, like adverts or special offers: a «buy one, get one free» promotion. tree →

3) (sport, UK/Europe) A team moving up to a higher league. tree →

4) Helping something to happen or grow: the promotion of good health. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths shopping problems, a promotion changes the price: «20% off», «3 for the price of 2» — work out what you really pay. In everyday life adults talk about job promotions and pay rises. In football, teams win promotion. In health lessons, health promotion helps people live well. Phrases: «get a promotion», «on promotion», «special promotion», «win promotion».

examples

• Dad got a promotion and now he is the manager. tree →
• The shop has a promotion: 3 cans for the price of 2. tree →
• With the promotion, 6 cans cost the same as 4. tree →
• Our team won promotion to the higher league. tree →
• The promotion gave 10% off all toys. tree →
• The poster is part of the promotion for the new film. tree →
• The campaign is for the promotion of healthy eating. tree →

note

Countable for an event (promotions), uncountable for the general activity. Verb: promote. Opposites: demotion (moving down), relegation (sport). In offer problems, always compare the price per item before and after the promotion.

In the corpora

• A promotion is a move up to a more senior job in the same organisation, usually with more responsibility and more pay.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «promotion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.