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Meaning of entertainment in English

entertainment
noun [ C or U ]
uk
/en.təˈteɪn.mənt/ us
/en.t̬ɚˈteɪn.mənt/
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shows, films, television, or other performances or activities that entertain people, or a performance of this type:
There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.
formal This season's entertainments include five new plays and several concerts of Chinese and Indian music.
Synonym
amusement
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(Definition of entertainment from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

entertainment | American Dictionary

entertainment
noun [ C/U ]
us
/ˌen·tərˈteɪn·mənt/
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public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself:
[ C ] popular/family entertainments
the entertainment industry
[ U ] We’ve set a budget for household expenses, clothing, and entertainment.
(Definition of entertainment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

entertainment | Business English

entertainment
noun [ C or U ]
uk
/ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ us
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the activity of taking customers or possible customers out to restaurants, bars, theatres, etc. as a way of encouraging them to do business with you:
Each manager has a fixed entertainment budget.
The company is cutting back on money spent on corporate entertainment this year.
the business of making films, television programmes, shows, etc. that entertain people:
the entertainment business/industry
an entertainment company/group

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home entertainment
(Definition of entertainment from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of entertainment

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Second with regard to a decrease in turnover came restaurants, bars and other centres of the nightly entertainment industry.
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Explorers were much read and talked about and their adventures were re-enacted in lecture halls, theatres, and in all manner of visual entertainments.
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At the same time they are very popular as providers of home entertainment.
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But why is such television of political concern and formal innovation and dramatic entertainment the exception?
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More media outlets cover major political events than in the past, including the entertainment-oriented soft news media.
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That time has passed, and now the dominant force is the entertainment sector developing animated films and computer games.
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It will also include a special category of liquor license for music and entertainment venues separate from hotel licenses.
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Motion capture is applied in the fields of virtual reality, simulation, entertainment, medical and biomechanical usage.
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With much bickering and compromise, they have come up with a race perfectly suited for both food and entertainment.
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Individuals desire some news just for its entertainment value, the pure pleasure associated with knowledge.
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And, at the same time, the show was repositioned as an entertainment to pacify children.
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In their opinion, the mixing of airs by various authors and composers within a single entertainment created a work that lacked unity of style.
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In the survey, bands accounted for one-third of venue entertainment in both pubs and clubs, with jukeboxes more popular in hotels.
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In this reading, the circus clown becomes a figure onto which many ideas about the entertainment industry and its regulation can be mapped.
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Speaking bodies appeared in literary entertainments as well, and from these materials we might glean interpretive strategies of, or precedents for, these bodily texts.
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Collocations with entertainment

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branded entertainment
The agency represents creative and technical talent in the fields of motion picture, television, books, music, live performance, branded entertainment, and new media.
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digital entertainment
This aspect of the collection enhances its historical value as a snapshot of the state of the digital entertainment industry's early days.
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entertainment centre
Therefore, a typical family entertainment centre would become a centre almost exclusively for adults.
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Translations of entertainment

in Chinese (Traditional)
娛樂，娛樂節目, 娛樂表演…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
娱乐，娱乐节目, 娱乐表演…
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entretenimiento, entretenimiento [masculine], recibimiento [masculine]…
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entretenimento, diversão, estretenimento [masculine]…
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कार्यक्रम, चित्रपट, दूरचित्रवाणी किंवा लोकांचे मनोरंजन करणारे इतर सादरीकरण किंवा क्रियाकलाप किंवा या प्रकारचे प्रदर्शन…
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娯楽, 娯楽（ごらく）, 接待（せったい）…
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eğlence, şov, cümbüş…
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divertissement [masculine], distraction [feminine], réception [feminine]…
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entreteniment…
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show, het onthalen, het amuseren…
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நிகழ்ச்சிகள், திரைப்படங்கள், தொலைக்காட்சி அல்லது மக்களை மகிழ்விக்கும் பிற நிகழ்ச்சிகள் அல்லது செயல்பாடுகள் அல்லது இந்த வகை செயல்திறன்…
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(शो, फिल्मों, टेलीविज़न…
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મનોરંજન…
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underholdning…
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underhållning, [nöjes]tillställning, nöjen…
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hiburan, menghiburkan…
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die Veranstaltung, die Unterhaltung…
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underholdning [masculine], bevertning [masculine], underholdning…
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تفریح, تماشہ, دل لگی…
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дивертисмент, вистава, розважання…
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развлечение, представление…
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వినోదం, ప్రదర్శనలు, చలనచిత్రాలు…
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تَسْلية…
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বিনোদন…
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zábavné představení, zábava, rozptýlení…
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pertunjukan, hiburan, kesenangan…
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สันทนาการ, การทำให้เพลิดเพลิน, ความบันเทิง…
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cuộc giải trí, buổi biểu diễn, sự thích thú…
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rozrywka, widowisko, zabawa…
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연예…
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intrattenimento, spettacolo, divertimento…
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