product placement

noun

: the inclusion of a product in a television program or film as a form of paid advertisement

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Of all the brand partnerships, exactly zero are product placement — the film was completed way before this time-intensive endeavor began. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025 Is this odd product placement, or a natural choice? Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024 The video playfully imitates the exaggerated intonations and repetitive phrases often heard in an influencer's product placement videos. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Heavy on choreography and Thom Browne product placement, Doechii flexed her limbs like Simone Biles, stripped down to sporty lingerie, and kept up with her dance troop of clones all without sounding out of breath on the mic. Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for product placement

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of product placement was in 1982

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“Product placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/product%20placement. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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