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.
noun
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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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The announcement is the latest warning sign from Germany’s troubled car industry.
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
The USDA’s release didn’t mention nearly record-high prices for beef in its announcement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
What could it be, but an announcement that U.S. forces had begun their attack in Cuba?
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Both SK Hynix and Samsung trade on just three times end-2027 earnings according to FactSet, before any possible guidance upgrades during results announcements this week.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
He added that it was "wrong" to make major educational policy announcements in the middle of the school summer holiday.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Add into the mix announcements that Chinese AI rivals have new, free models, allegedly built off the learnings of the expensive ones developed by the likes of Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He spent this week making a series of spending announcements mostly aimed at tackling the cost of living, including capping bus fares.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I kind of sleep, kind of don’t—the bells go off, announcements bleep out across the air.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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