Work and business / B2

pr-uh-MOHSHUN/prəˈməʊʃn/

Promotion is a better job, or advertising: promotion to head of year; a sales promotion. Promote is the verb (already in the dictionary). Promotion is not automatic after five years. Mix-up: motion is movement. Do not call a lateral move a promotion.

Meaning

A move to a higher job; also advertising that encourages people to buy or join.

Examples

• “Promotion to head of year is not automatic after five years, HR wrote.”
• “A two-for-one promotion featured in the business case, which is the marketing sense.”

Good to know

promotion to + job; a sales / health promotion. Verb: promote. HR and marketing. Upgrade or advertising, not any change of desk.

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