ad·ver·tis·ing (?d?v?r-t??z?ng)n.1. The activity of attracting public attention to a product or business, as by paid announcements in the print, broadcast, or electronic media.2. The business of designing and writing advertisements.3. Advertisements considered as a group: This paper takes no advertising.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.advertising (?ædv??ta?z??) or advertizingn1. (Marketing) the promotion of goods or services for sale through impersonal media, such as radio or television2. (Marketing) the business that specializes in creating such publicity3. advertisements collectively; publicityCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ad?ver?tis?ing (?æd v?r?ta? z??) n. 1. the act or practice of offering goods or services to the public through announcements in the media. 2. paid announcements; advertisements. 3. the profession of planning, designing, and writing advertisements. [1520?30] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Advertising See Also: BUSINESS