Werbeanzeige

noun VEHR-beh-an-tsay-geh Rare

Also means

paid ad (in print or broadcast)

Usage Note

Werbeanzeige is any paid advertising message placed in a print or digital publication; it must be clearly labelled Anzeige to distinguish it from editorial content under German press guidelines.

Examples

"Die Werbeanzeige war auf der Rückseite der Zeitung kaum zu übersehen."

Natural Translation

The advertisement on the back page of the newspaper was hard to miss.

Literal Translation

The advertising-notice was on the back-side of the newspaper hardly to overlook.

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