product placement

noun

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

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Users will not see ads or sponsored links near their conversations, and the chatbot's answers will not be influenced by third-party product placements, Anthropic had said. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 This included a fake product placement for the sauce in an episode of Bosch and one of the actors throwing out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game. — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 Terrible visual effects and product placements aside, what makes the crossover feel like a complete overkill is that the interspersed storylines largely rely upon pure coincidence. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026 There’s been product placement, marketing campaigns, and worth-watching-once brand sponsorships that felt like a long commercial. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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