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infomercial

/ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/US/ˈɪnfəˌmɝʃəl/

infomercial noun: a program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.

infomercial: an old television sitting on top of a dresser
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Noun

infomercial (plural infomercials)

  1. A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
    • Dionne and I were both named after great singers of the past who now do infomercials.1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Cher (Alicia Silverstone)
    • Known for wearing her signature headdress and speaking in a thick Caribbean accent, Miss Cleo was the queen of psychic infomercials.2008, Margena A. Christian, “Where Is ... Miss Cleo?”, in Jet, volume 112, number 26, page 38

infomercial meaning in Tamil

infomercial in Tamil

மறைமுக விளம்பரம்

Forms of infomercial

pluralinfomercials
alternative forminformercial

Plural of infomercial: infomercials

Origin of infomercial

Blend of information + commercial.

Words formed from infomercial

Questions about infomercial

What does infomercial mean?
Infomercial means a program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
What is infomercial in Tamil?
Infomercial in Tamil is மறைமுக விளம்பரம். See Infomercial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is infomercial?
Infomercial is a noun.
How do you pronounce infomercial?
Infomercial is pronounced /ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of infomercial?
The plural of infomercial is infomercials.

Words near infomercial in the dictionary

  1. infomaniac
  2. infomaniacs
  3. infomax
  4. infomediaries
  5. infomediary
  6. infomercial
  7. infomercialization
  8. infomercials
  9. infometrics
  10. infommercial
  11. infommercials

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Adapted from Wiktionary: infomercial (page history and authors); infomercial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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