infomercial
pronunciation
How to pronounce infomercial in British English:
UK [ˌɪnfəʊˈmɜ:ʃl]
How to pronounce infomercial in American English:
US [ˌɪnfoʊˈmɜrʃl]
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- Noun:
- a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
Word Origin
- infomercial (n.)
- 1983, from info- + commercial. Before infomercial was the print form, advertorial (1961).
Example
- 1. I never wanted him to do the infomercial .
- 2. In 1996 , total gym aired its first television infomercial featuring chuck norris and co-host christie brinkley .
- 3. Is there a particular price point for successful infomercial products ?
- 4. We live in the infomercial era .
- 5. A week later the infomercial comes out .