often attributive
1
: advertisement sense 1
newspapers ads
TV ads for new cars
2
: advertising
an ad agency
1
active duty
2
after date
4
Alzheimer's disease
5
anno Domini
—often printed in small capitals and often punctuated
6
assembly district
7
assistant director
8
athletic director
9
right ear
—used especially in audiology and in writing medical prescriptions
analog/digital
variants
or ac-
or af-
or ag-
or al-
or ap-
or as-
or at-
1
: to : toward
—usually ac- before c, k, or q
acculturation
and af- before faffluent
and ag- before gaggradation
and al- before lalliteration
and ap- before papportion
and as- before sassuasive
and at- before tattune
and ad- before other sounds but sometimes ad- even before one of the listed consonantsadsorb
2
: near : adjacent to
—in this sense always in the form ad-
adrenal
-ad
6 of 7adverb suffix
: in the direction of : toward
cephalad
: member of a botanical group
bromeliad
Examples of ad in a Sentence
Noun (1)
did you see the ads in the paper for cheap round-trip flights to Florida?
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
Media companies are investing in puzzles and other games to attract and retain subscribers and boost engagement amid ongoing competition for attention and ad dollars.
—Kerry Flynn, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
With small businesses reducing ad budgets, sales on Baidu’s search platforms have slowed, particularly in key sectors such as e-commerce, real estate, and travel.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Revenue from streaming and direct-to-consumer operations rose 8% to about $2.01 billion, buoyed by a 7% increase in subscriptions and a 9% increase in ad sales.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Athletes will still be able to make money through private endorsement deals, such as the many billboards and ads in which UConn basketball players can be seen, but few have the ability to do this.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
Media companies are investing in puzzles and other games to attract and retain subscribers and boost engagement amid ongoing competition for attention and ad dollars.
—Kerry Flynn, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
With small businesses reducing ad budgets, sales on Baidu’s search platforms have slowed, particularly in key sectors such as e-commerce, real estate, and travel.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Revenue from streaming and direct-to-consumer operations rose 8% to about $2.01 billion, buoyed by a 7% increase in subscriptions and a 9% increase in ad sales.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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