advertised

When a company or person told the public about something — usually to get people to buy it or use it — they advertised it. Think of the commercials you see on TV or the banners you see online. Those are all examples of advertising.

business, marketing, everyday language · Modern, widely used

business, employment, everyday language · Modern, widely used

They advertised the concert two weeks before the event.

The position was advertised in the local newspaper and online.

When you use 'advertised' as an adjective, you are describing something that was already made known to the public. It often carries the idea that people were told about it in advance — and sometimes implies a comparison between what was promised and what was actually delivered.

everyday language, consumer contexts · Modern, widely used

The advertised price was £20, but the shop charged us £25 at the till.

The event did not match the advertised description at all.

Customers were disappointed because the product did not perform as advertised.

In a more figurative sense, if someone 'advertised' a feeling, a weakness, or a fact about themselves — often without meaning to — it means they made it very obvious or visible to others.

everyday language · Modern, widely used · figurative

His nervous behaviour advertised his guilt to everyone in the room.