marketing
noun
mar·ket·ing
ˈmär-kə-tiŋ 
1
a
: the act or process of selling or purchasing in a market
did most of her marketing in local stores
b
: the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service
New automobiles are the subject of intense marketing.
2
: an aggregate (see aggregate entry 3 sense 1) of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer
The company will increase its budget for marketing.
Examples of marketing in a Sentence
The company will increase its budget for marketing.
She has a job in marketing.
She runs the company's marketing department.
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Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Howe and his players raced ahead of a club whose commercial and marketing departments had been stripped back to the quick under Mike Ashley’s ownership and whose infrastructure — stadium and training ground — was creaking.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Roush’s day job is as a marketing specialist with the Heritage Title Company.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Cantino and Lomanto also crossed paths at Prada as the former is no stranger to the group, having spent much of his 22-year career at the company in various business development, merchandising and marketing roles, involved in everything from retail to industrial processes.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
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“Marketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketing. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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