billboard
pronunciation
How to pronounce billboard in British English:
UK [ˈbɪlbɔːd]
How to pronounce billboard in American English:
US [ˈbɪlbɔːrd]
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- Noun:
- large outdoor signboard
Word Origin
- billboard (n.)
- 1845, American English, from bill (n.1) + board (n.1). Any sort of board where bills were meant to be posted. Billboard magazine founded 1894, originally a trade paper for the bill-posting industry. Its music sales charts date from 1930s.
Example
- 1. Clever billboard promotes reinforced steel structure of a smart car .
- 2. Stop being some company 's billboard , and show us you .
- 3. The billboard will be funded by 100 sponsors including 40 premier sponsors .
- 4. The brand has monopolized the industry with its famous billboard and magazine advertisements .
- 5. I tell teams working on print ads to start by creating a billboard .