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{
"term": "advert",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service",
"labels": "informal",
"cefr": "a2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the adverts on television"
},
{
"text": "I fast-forwarded through the adverts."
},
{
"text": "When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on."
},
{
"text": "A lot of claims are made in the advert."
},
{
"text": "How can I block those annoying pop-up adverts?"
},
{
"text": "I put an advert in the local newspaper."
},
{
"text": "She took out a full-page advert in a magazine."
},
{
"text": "The advert appeared in ‘The Guardian’."
},
{
"text": "The paper ran our advert last week."
},
{
"text": "an advert for jeans"
}
],
"topics": ["TV, radio and news", "Business"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an example of something that shows its good qualities",
"sensetop": "advert for something",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈædvɜːt/",
"audio": "ad/advert/advert__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈædvɜːrt/",
"audio": "ad/advert/advert__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent.: abbreviation."
}