announcement
Americannoun
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public or formal notice announcing something.
The announcement appeared in the newspapers.
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the act of announcing.
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a short message or commercial, especially a commercial spoken on radio or television.
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a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.
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a public statement
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a brief item or advertisement, as in a newspaper
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a formal printed or written invitation
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the act of announcing
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Etymology
Origin of announcement
From the French word anoncement, dating back to 1790–1800. See announce, -ment
Explanation
An announcement is a public statement that's usually formal and has a specific purpose. There are many kinds of announcements, but they're all public and meant to inform. In school, the announcements might say whose birthday it is and what clubs are meeting after school. In a store, an announcement might mention a sale or a lost kid who's looking for her parents. The President makes lots of formal announcements, like the decision to run for re-election. So basically, if it's announcing something, it's an announcement.
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Ford’s stock has rallied in recent months following the announcement of a new energy-storage subsidiary, Ford Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But the closed-door meeting ended without any firm announcement over US military assistance to Ukraine.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The engagement announcement comes not quite a year after speculation started about a possible romantic link between the two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Prior to Alphabet’s announcement, Deutsche Bank analyst Benjamin Black wrote: “We think there were limited expectations for Meta to increase its current 2026 guidance of $125 to $145 billion,” in a note last week.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The principal makes an announcement, just before lunch, about safety and asks us to walk in pairs, as if that will help.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The news came amongst a slate of other announcements made at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Beijing has outlined new rules in a series of announcements in recent months from the government, central bank, securities regulator and tax authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"When encountering disaster-related information from an unknown source, approach it with scepticism and rely on official announcements," Gao Kai from the Ningbo Public Security Bureau said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Even before AMD’s latest announcements, Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya said he saw an “emerging battle” in the server-CPU market as the two chip makers look to cash in on the agentic AI boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The station had advertised the Halloween special for three weeks, and the broadcast was interrupted with announcements that it was a dramatization.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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