/ prəˈməʊʃn; NAmE -ˈmoʊʃn/ noun
1.
[ U , C ] promotion (to sth) a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization :
Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.
The new job is a promotion for him.
a job with excellent promotion prospects
2.
[ U ] promotion (to sth) a move by a sports team from playing in one group of teams to playing in a better group :
the team's promotion to the First Division
OPP relegation
3.
[ U , C ] activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service; a set of advertisements for a particular product or service :
Her job is mainly concerned with sales and promotion.
We are doing a special promotion of Chilean wines.
—see also cross-promotion ➡ note at ad
4.
[ U ] promotion of sth ( formal ) activity that encourages people to believe in the value or importance of sth, or that helps sth to succeed :
a society for the promotion of religious tolerance
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in senses 1 and 2): via Old French from Latin promotio(n-) , from promovere move forward, from pro- forward, onward + movere to move.