Definition of MARKETING

marketing

Plural: marketings

Noun

  • the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
  • the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service
    • "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"
  • shopping at a market
    • "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"
  • Buying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).
  • Shopping, going to market as a buyer.
  • Buying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).
  • Attending market as a seller.
  • Buying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).
  • The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.

Verb

  • engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
    • "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"
  • buy household supplies
    • "We go marketing every Saturday"
  • deal in a market
  • make commercial
  • present participle and gerund of market

Examples

  • "a bachelor's degree in marketing"
  • "Marketing was a time-consuming task for truck farming families, as the round trip could take most of the day."

Origin / Etymology

By surface analysis, market + -ing.

Scrabble Score: 16

marketing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
marketing: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
marketing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

marketing is a valid Words With Friends word