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false advertising

false advertising noun: the act of publishing, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services.

Noun

false advertising (uncountable)

  1. The act of publishing, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services.
    • Near-synonym: deceptive advertising

false advertising meaning in Arabic

false advertising in Arabic

Translations
إِعْلَان كَاذِب ʔiʕlān kāḏib

Synonyms of false advertising

Questions about false advertising

What does false advertising mean?
False advertising means the act of publishing, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services.
What is false advertising in Arabic?
False advertising in Arabic is إِعْلَان كَاذِب (ʔiʕlān kāḏib). See False advertising meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is false advertising?
False advertising is a noun.

Words near false advertising in the dictionary

  1. false 9s
  2. false acacia
  3. false acacias
  4. false action
  5. false actions
  6. false advertising
  7. false alarm
  8. false alarms
  9. false albacore
  10. false alder
  11. false analogies

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