announcement

American  

[uh-nouns-muhnt] / əˈnaʊns mənt /

noun

1. public or formal notice announcing something.

   The announcement appeared in the newspapers.

2. the act of announcing.

3. a short message or commercial, especially a commercial spoken on radio or television.

4. a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.

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announcement British  

/ əˈnaʊnsmənt /

noun

1. a public statement

2. a brief item or advertisement, as in a newspaper

3. a formal printed or written invitation

4. the act of announcing

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Other Word Forms

• preannouncement noun
• reannouncement noun

Etymology

Origin of announcement

From the French word anoncement, dating back to 1790–1800. See announce, -ment

Example Sentences

Romans also entered the race with the blessing, but not yet the endorsement, of Beshear, who passed over a Senate bid of his own, and Manchin, whom Romans consulted with ahead of his announcement.

From Salon

The yen weakened against the dollar after the announcement, which puts rates at their highest since 1995.

From Barron's

“That’s what I would have expected to see from a company that achieved what they thought was going to be the next leap in fusion outcomes, not an announcement of a partnership,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unfortunately, even the concession of adding a bar to the longtime dry venue wasn’t enough to keep the club profitable, and they made the last-minute announcement via Instagram last week:

From Los Angeles Times

In a rare announcement, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a global body tasked with assessing famine conditions, says conditions in and around Gaza City now meet the official criteria of a famine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• advertisement
• briefing
• broadcast
• disclosure
• message
• news
• notice
• prediction
• publication
• release
• report
• revelation
• statement