🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

promoção

Pronunciation / Transliteration: promoção

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Promotion/prəˈmoʊ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele conseguiu uma promoção no escritório."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The advancement of an employee to a higher position or rank within an organization.

    "She was thrilled to receive a promotion to senior project manager after years of dedicated work."
  2. 2

    Activity that encourages the sale or adoption of a product, service, or brand through advertising and public relations.

    "The company launched a special summer promotion offering a discount on all new subscriptions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'promotionem' (a moving forward or advancing), stemming from 'promovere' (to move forward, advance). It entered the English language in the late 14th century, initially denoting the advancement of a person in rank, dignity, or office, later expanding to include commercial marketing and sales.

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