promotion

[prəˈmoʊʃn]

Definition:
1. Act of raising in rank or position.
2. A move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization.
3. Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something.

Use 'promotion' in a sentence:

1. Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.
2. The government has pledged to give the promotion of democracy higher priority.
3. The promotion he had been promised failed to materialize.
4. She could now discard all thought of promotion.
5. Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
6. They won't get the promotion opportunities.
7. Consider changing jobs or trying for promotion.
8. Advertising and promotion are what American business does best.
9. She claimed she was repeatedly passed over for promotion while less experienced white male colleagues were made partners.
10. She works in sales and promotion.
11. Ask about special promotions and weekend deals too.
12. What are the prospects of promotion in this job?
13. I was told that I was being slated for promotion.
14. I didn't think through the consequences of promotion.
15. Celebrating a promotion, I took her to a posh hotel for a cocktail.
16. The new job is a promotion for him.
17. She's been overlooked for promotion several times.
18. She claimed she was repeatedly passed over for promotion.
19. His job is the discovery and promotion of new artists.
20. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost.
21. These small promotions were costly and they did nothing to increase his bottom line.
22. She felt that her husband's unexpected promotion foreshortened his life.
23. He's a prime candidate for promotion.
24. The new job is not a promotion as such, but it has good prospects.
25. Her job offers very little scope for promotion.
26. Should promotion be based on merit or seniority?
27. Bang went my hopes of promotion.
28. Is his promotion evidence of the minorities' advance, or mere tokenism?
29. Tomorrow's game against Arsenal will be a good gauge of their promotion chances.
30. She continually failed to gain promotion because of her sex.
31. She is in line for promotion.
32. She was marked out for early promotion.
33. The promotion marked a turning point in her career.
34. At that time being a woman was a bar to promotion in most professions.
35. Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off.
36. The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.
37. She was done out of her promotion.
38. To gain a promotion, you might have to work overtime.
39. Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.
40. It's all part of an overall strategy to gain promotion.
41. Her promotion was a fix, I'm sure!
42. The news of my promotion came as a shock.
43. She is on the fast track to promotion.
44. Well, you can kiss goodbye to your chances of promotion.
45. She had to push herself forward to get a promotion.
46. She's due for promotion soon.
47. The news of her promotion went over well with her colleagues.
48. We are doing a special promotion of Chilean wines.
49. Her promotion means she's$ 100 a week better off.