Definition of Marketing

1. Noun. The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money.


2. Noun. The commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service. "Most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"

3. Noun. Shopping at a market. "Does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"
Generic synonyms: Shopping
Derivative terms: Market

Definition of Marketing

1. n. The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market.

Definition of Marketing

1. Verb. (present participle of market) ¹

2. Noun. Buying and selling in a market. ¹

3. Noun. The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; includes market research and advertising. ¹

4. Noun. (archaic) earlier (until the 1920’s), shopping, going to market. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Marketing

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marketing

market value
market values
marketabilities
marketability
marketable
marketableness
marketably
marketed
marketeer
marketeering
marketeers
marketer
marketers
marketese
marketh
marketing (current term)
marketing collateral
marketing cost
marketing of health services
marketing research
marketingese
marketings
marketisation
marketise
marketised
marketises
marketising
marketisings
marketization
marketize

Literary usage of Marketing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin by Public Affairs Information Service (1920)
"J Pol Econ 28:375- 98 My '20 Survey of New York produce marketing conditions, ... Report on the wholesale marketing of food, p 197-234 '20 Paper read before ..."

2. Prevention Primer: An Encyclopedia of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Social marketing can be used in a range of situations to give information to ... Using commercial marketing practices, social marketing makes the consumer, ..."

3. Oecd Review of Agricultural Policies by OECD. (2006)
"Deregulation of agricultural marketing and impacts on the agricultural markets Agricultural marketing was controlled in South Africa for more than half a ..."

4. Journal by Texas Legislature. Senate, Legislature, United States Congress. Senate, Texas State Library, Texas (1914)
"A BILL To be Entitled An Act creating a Department of Cooperative Cotton marketing to be located at Austin, Texas, providing for necessary oflice room, ..."

5. Developing a Law Enforcement Stress Program for Officers and Their Families by Peter Finn, Julie E. Tomz (1998)
"Respondents emphasized three points to keep in mind when marketing stress program ... (2) Make marketing and outreach efforts an ongoing program activity, ..."

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