product placement

noun

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

Examples of product placement in a Sentence

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NBCUniversal and Amazon announced virtual product placements on their streaming services in 2022. Kerry Flynn, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025 Each episode’s winner receives $20,000 and prominent product placement on Amazon.com and the Prime app. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024 Appropriately, this episode revolves around Eric’s capacity to further pinch his nose as Pat and the studio try to force some … conspicuous product placement into Tecto. Jack King, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024 Also, fans accused another of his shows, Yellowstone, of being full of product placement, including many appearances of Coors branding in the episodes. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for product placement 

Word History

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 2 Feb. 2025.

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