promotion
/prəˈməʊʃn/noun
उच्चारण प्रमोशन
पदोन्नति, तरक्की
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[U, C]
a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization
पदोन्नति, तरक्की
- She got a promotion after five years.
- The job offers good chances of promotion.
- He is hoping for a promotion at the end of the year.
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- The promotion brought a raise and a bigger office.
- She worked hard for promotion to senior engineer.
Opposite demotion
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[U, C]
activities done to increase the sales of a product; the act of encouraging something
प्रचार, बिक्री बढ़ाने की गतिविधि; बढ़ावा
- a sales promotion
- the promotion of healthy eating
- The shop is running a special promotion on school bags.
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- The government supports the promotion of rural tourism.
- A promotion of the film took place at the mall.
Synonyms advertising publicity encouragement
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promotion to + post
Use to after promotion for the new position you are moved up into.
नए पद के लिए 'promotion' के बाद 'to' का प्रयोग होता है, जिस पद पर व्यक्ति को पहुँचाया गया हो।
- Radhika got a promotion to the post of branch manager.
- His promotion to inspector came after ten years of service.
promotion + of + product / idea
When promotion means advertising or encouraging something, the thing promoted follows of.
जब 'promotion' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु या विचार का प्रचार करना हो, तब प्रचारित वस्तु से पहले 'of' आता है।
- The company spent crores on the promotion of its new phone.
- The government launched a campaign for the promotion of road safety.
countable and uncountable use
A job move is countable (a promotion, two promotions); the general sense of encouraging something is usually uncountable.
पद-वृद्धि के अर्थ में 'promotion' countable है, जबकि बढ़ावा देने के सामान्य अर्थ में प्रायः uncountable होता है।
- She has had two promotions in three years.
- Sales promotion is the job of the marketing team.
on promotion / be up for promotion
Be up for promotion means to be under consideration; on promotion describes a person or product that is being promoted.
'Be up for promotion' का अर्थ है कि पद-वृद्धि पर विचार हो रहा है; 'on promotion' का अर्थ है प्रचार या पदोन्नति की अवस्था में होना।
- Three clerks in our office are up for promotion this year.
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verb + promotion
getearnwindeservebe denied
- Hard work helped Karan earn a quick promotion.
adjective + promotion
earlyrapidinternalautomaticspecial
- The bank offers internal promotion before hiring from outside.
promotion + noun
campaignpolicyexamprospectsoffer
- The department has announced a promotion exam for clerks.
promotion of + noun
healthtourismliteracypeacesales
- The minister spoke about the promotion of tourism in the hills.
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- After the promotion, Radhika moved from the Pune office to the Mumbai head office.
पद-वृद्धि के बाद राधिका पुणे कार्यालय से मुंबई के मुख्यालय में चली गईं।
- The shop is running a promotion on school bags this week.
दुकान इस सप्ताह स्कूल बैग पर प्रचार योजना चला रही है।
- Seniority alone should not decide promotion in a government job.
सरकारी नौकरी में केवल वरिष्ठता से पदोन्नति तय नहीं होनी चाहिए।
- Regular exercise leads to the promotion of good health.
नियमित व्यायाम अच्छे स्वास्थ्य को बढ़ावा देता है।
- The film's promotion started two months before its release.
फ़िल्म का प्रचार उसके रिलीज़ होने से दो महीने पहले शुरू हो गया।
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✗ He got a promotion in the post of manager.
✓ He got a promotion to the post of manager.
The new position after promotion is introduced with to, not in.
पद-वृद्धि के बाद मिलने वाले नए पद से पहले 'to' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ Many promotions was given to the staff this year.
✓ Many promotions were given to the staff this year.
Promotion is countable in the job sense, so the plural promotions takes a plural verb.
पद-वृद्धि के अर्थ में 'promotion' countable है, इसलिए plural 'promotions' के साथ plural verb 'were' आती है।
✗ She was promoted as the principal of the school.
✓ She was promoted to principal of the school.
The verb promote takes to before the new rank; as is wrong here.
Verb 'promote' के साथ नए पद से पहले 'to' आता है; यहाँ 'as' गलत है।
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