entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt 
ˌin-
1
a
: amusement or diversion provided especially by performers
hired a band to provide entertainment
b
: something diverting or engaging: such as
(1)
: a public performance
(2)
: a usually light comic or adventure novel
2
: the act of entertaining
3
a
archaic
: maintenance, provision
b
obsolete
: employment
Examples of entertainment in a Sentence
Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
They played games in the evening for entertainment.
plays, movies, and other entertainments
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Joe Kottke, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 27 May 2026
Tracey Edmonds, entertainment producer for Edmonds Entertainment, commented on Instagram.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026
Did that influence you at all about going into entertainment, and has your family been supportive of your decision to pursue music this whole time?
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertainment. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt
1
: the act or process of providing pleasure, recreation, or amusement
2
: a means of amusement or recreation
especially
: a public performance
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