Billboard: meaning, definitions and examples

Typically used in American English to refer to large outdoor boards used for advertising.

• They rented a billboard on the highway to promote their new product.
• The band's upcoming concert was advertised on a huge billboard downtown.

Commonly used in British English to describe large outdoor boards or structures used to display advertisements. It can also carry a negative connotation implying excessive accumulation.

• The new cell phone model was advertised on a large hoarding near the shopping district.
• The construction site was surrounded by hoardings filled with ads for various products.

Refers to a single sheet of paper or similar material used for advertising or decoration, often found indoors as well as outdoors.

• She put a poster of her favorite band on her bedroom wall.
• There were posters all over the city advertising the upcoming festival.

A more general term that can be used in any context where a board is used specifically for displaying advertisements.

• The advertisement board outside the mall had a bright and colorful poster for the new movie.
• Local businesses often place ads on the advertisement board in the community center.

Use this word when referring to a large outdoor advertising board used for promoting products, events, or services.

• The new movie trailer was displayed on a huge billboard in the city center

This word is often used in the context of music rankings or statistical information presented in a graphical format.

• Her new single quickly climbed to the top of the charts

This term is somewhat outdated and is used to refer to a ranking of popular songs, typically ones that are played on the radio.

• Back in the 1960s, 'hit parade' was a common term used for music rankings

This phrase refers to a list of the one hundred most popular songs, albums, or other items, often within a specific time frame and genre.

• His album debuted in the top 100 and quickly gained momentum