'promotion' definitions:

Definition of 'promotion'

(from WordNet)
noun
A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" [syn: promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging]
noun
Act of raising in rank or position [ant: demotion]
noun
Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something [syn: promotion, furtherance, advancement]
noun
The advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: forwarding, furtherance, promotion]

Definition of 'promotion'

From: GCIDE
  • promotion \pro*mo"tion\ (pr[-o]*m[=o]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. promotio: cf. F. promotion.] The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. --Ps. lxxv. 6. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'promotion'

From: Moby Thesaurus