noun
advertisement, report (to police)
A1
Anzeige: feminine noun meaning 'advertisement' (ad) and 'report' as in a police complaint. Common phrases: 'eine Anzeige schalten' (place an ad) and 'bei der Polizei eine Anzeige erstatten' (file a report). Plural 'Anzeigen'. Regular declension; also means 'display' in technical contexts.
Examples
Die Polizei nahm seine Anzeige entgegen.
The police took his report.
Die Firma schaltete eine Anzeige, damit mehr Kunden das Produkt kauften.
The company placed an advertisement so that more customers would buy the product.
Ich habe eine Anzeige in der Zeitung gesehen.
I saw an advertisement in the newspaper.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a poster in a shop window — that's an 'Anzeige' (advertisement).
die (feminine) — link 'die Anzeige' to 'the ad (die)' to remember feminine.
Notes
Has multiple meanings: ad/advertisement or a formal report/complaint to authorities — context matters.