marketing
pronunciation
How to pronounce marketing in British English:
UK [ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ]
How to pronounce marketing in American English:
US [ˈmɑːrkɪtɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
- the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service
- shopping at a market
Word Origin
- marketing (n.)
- 1560s, "buying and selling," verbal noun from market (v.). Meaning "produce bought at a market" is from 1701. The business sense, "process of moving goods from producer to consumer with emphasis on advertising and sales," is attested by 1897.
Example
- 1. How has what you learned affected your marketing ?
- 2. Every publisher and imprint was there with marketing reps , editors , and authors on hand .
- 3. It 's a marketing problem to consumers .
- 4. How 's that for viral marketing ?
- 5. But word-of-mouth marketing isn 't new .