entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt 
ˌin-
1
a
: amusement or diversion provided especially by performers
hired a band to provide entertainment
b
: something diverting or engaging: such as
(1)
: a public performance
(2)
: a usually light comic or adventure novel
2
: the act of entertaining
3
a
archaic
: maintenance, provision
b
obsolete
: employment
Examples of entertainment in a Sentence
Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
They played games in the evening for entertainment.
plays, movies, and other entertainments
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Our nightly entertainment included folk music and coordinated line dancing, made all the more fun with a nightcap (or three).
—Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
Fox Entertainment Studios has signed entertainment executive Jeffrey Levine and his production company Bronson Canyon Pictures to a multi-year first-look deal, the company announced Wednesday.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
Burrell was deeply loved and respected by the entertainment industry and culinary world.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertainment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt
1
: the act or process of providing pleasure, recreation, or amusement
2
: a means of amusement or recreation
especially
: a public performance
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