different between promotional vs marketese

English

Etymology

promotion +? -al

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???mo???n?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???m????n?l/
• Rhymes: -????n?l

Adjective

promotional (comparative more promotional, superlative most promotional)

1. Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.

   Collect five promotional vouchers to claim your prize.
2. Of or relating to promotion to a post of higher status.
   • 2013, Steve Prziborowski, How To Excel At Fire Department Promotional Exams (page 83)

     In some departments, tiebreakers on the promotional list are determined by who turned their application in first.

Derived terms

• promotional copy

Translations

Noun

promotional (plural promotionals)

1. An advertising promotion

English

Etymology

marketing +? -ese

Noun

marketese (uncountable)

1. (usually derogatory) A choice of words with a promotional tone; marketing jargon.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:marketese.