display ad

noun

1. an advertisement, in a newspaper or other publication, often using special attention-getting devices, as large size, display type, and illustrations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of display ad¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The move to digital has squeezed classified and display ad dollars that paid the bills.

From Los Angeles Times

We wrote thousands of lines of code to scan more than 7 million website domains looking for Google ad activity, sourced and analyzed data on millions more domains from half a dozen data partners, and spoke to some of the most knowledgeable experts about Google's display ad business.

From Salon

"It has already resulted in the removal of a potential challenger in the UK display ad market, while also giving Meta the ability to further increase its substantial market power in social media."

From BBC

In 2020, the Department of Justice filed antitrust charges against Google for alleged monopolization of the search and display ad businesses.

From The Verge

Later that year, the attorneys general of Texas and nine other states filed their own lawsuit focused on Google’s control of the display ad tech ecosystem, which is used by publishers like news outlets to sell ad space on their websites.

From New York Times