infomercial

in·fo·mer·cial

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-fuh-mur-shuh l, -foh-]
- /ˌɪn fəˈmɜr ʃəl, -foʊ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-fuh-mur-shuh l, -foh-]
- /ˌɪn fəˈmɜr ʃəl, -foʊ-/

Definitions of infomercial word

noun infomercial a long commercial that informs or instructs, especially in an original and entertaining manner: an infomercial on making Christmas decorations using the sponsor's brand of glue. 1
noun infomercial A television program that promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective way. 1
noun infomercial extended television commercial 1
countable noun infomercial An infomercial is a television programme in which a famous person gives information about a company's products or services, or a politician gives his or her opinions. The word is formed from 'information' and 'commercial'. 0
noun infomercial a short film, usually for television, which advertises a product or service in an informative way 0
noun infomercial a long TV commercial, often made to resemble a talk-show, educational demonstration, interview, etc. 0

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Parts of speech for Infomercial

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exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Infomercial

infomercial popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for infomercial

noun infomercial

demonstration — A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
infotainment — edutainment.
advertorial — An advertorial is an advertisement that uses the style of newspaper or magazine articles or television documentary programmes, so that it appears to be giving facts and not trying to sell a product.
docutainment — infotainment (def 2).

All 8 Synonyms of infomercial