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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It was his third big policy announcement in three days, and as industry body UK Hospitality put it, it showed his enthusiasm for the sector "survived his trip down the M1".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Wood believes this announcement was a “major reason” for a selloff in software stocks on Wednesday and Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Leavitt said she did not know of any calls between Trump and Netanyahu following the announcement of the Saudi agreement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Trump’s Thursday: Trump is expected to make an announcement at 2:30 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The announcement in the paper states that Hector Bowen, better known as Prospero the Enchanter, entertainer and stage magician of great renown, died of heart failure in his home on the fifteenth of March.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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
“That’s despite all these AI compute announcements, what all of the companies are doing for their investments,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A government ends and a new government begins, determined to make a splash with its early policy announcements.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Other announcements included a pledge to reindustrialise Britain through public procurement and to build more public housing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Public service announcements reminding people to conserve water.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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