"promo" meaning in English

See promo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊməʊ/ Audio: En-au-promo.ogg [Australia] Forms: promos [plural]
enPR: prō'mō Rhymes: -əʊməʊ Head templates: {{en-noun}} promo (plural promos)
  1. (colloquial) Clipping of promotion. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Alternative form of: promotion Translations (promotion): промоция (promocija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), promo (Catalan), promo (Finnish), promo (French), promo (Italian), プロモ (puromo) (Japanese), promo (Portuguese), промо (promo) [neuter] (Russian), promo [feminine] (Spanish), púrómò (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-promo-en-noun-QOmUDXvI Disambiguation of 'promotion': 94 2 4
  2. (professional wrestling slang) an interview or monologue intended to promote a character or an upcoming match. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-promo-en-noun-brGF8KAA Categories (other): Professional wrestling Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
  3. (Philippines) A reduction in consumer cost for a limited time for items or services rendered; a special. Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-promo-en-noun-rVFN6fNM Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 18 40 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 7 13 47 28 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 47 31 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 23 40 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 13 52 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 14 48 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 17 43 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 13 50 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 13 50 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 14 48 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 13 50 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 15 48 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 7 12 54 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: promo code

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊməʊ/ Audio: En-au-promo.ogg [Australia] Forms: promos [present, singular, third-person], promoing [participle, present], promoed [participle, past], promoed [past]
enPR: prō'mō Rhymes: -əʊməʊ Head templates: {{en-verb}} promo (third-person singular simple present promos, present participle promoing, simple past and past participle promoed)
  1. (slang, transitive) To promote; to publicize. Tags: slang, transitive Derived forms: no promo homo
    Sense id: en-promo-en-verb--HNvrtxe Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 12 32 50

Inflected forms

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