announcement
An act of announcing, or giving notice.
Example
“He raised his hand to make his announcement and said, "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make."”
Other meanings
That which conveys what is announced.
“This announcement was made during the first training session.”
The content which is announced.
“The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.”
Synonyms
- publication
Related words
- announcementware
- counterannouncement
- foreannouncement
- nonannouncement
- preannouncement
- reannouncement
- back announcement
- pre-announcement
- public service announcement
Word history
From Middle French "annoncement".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “announcement” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.