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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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ad hoc
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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ad hoc
ad-lib
Ad Alley
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attack ad

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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
informal an advertisement → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisementExamples
from the Corpusad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We
put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless
children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering
their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.•
He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him
well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign
believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look
for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka
for real?Related topics: ChronologyAD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ
ˈdiː/ ●●○ (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of
years after the birth of Christ SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 54 ADFrom
Longman Business Dictionaryad /æd/ noun [countable] an informal word for
ADVERTISEMENTSYNadvert BrEOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad →
teaser ad → see note at advertisement
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ad hoc
ad-lib
Ad Alley
small ad
want ad
ad nauseam
attack ad

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Word of the day surreal a situation or experience that is surreal is very strange
and difficult to understand, like something from a dream
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