give notice
Idioms-
Inform or warn someone of something, as in He's prompt about giving us notice of any discrepancy in the accounts . [Late 1500s]
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Tell one's employer one is quitting, as in Our housekeeper gave notice last week . This usage, first recorded in 1765, originally alluded to any kind of termination, such as a housing lease, but today is most often used for leaving employment.
Example Sentences
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If they fall significantly behind paying the rent - known as rent arrears - the landlord can give notice at any point.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
For challenges based on something other than residence, such as citizenship, the registrar has to hold a hearing and give notice to both the challenger and the challenged voter.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
The department’s “offers to relocate the garden have not been accepted,” so it contacted Black Star Farmers last week to give notice that the garden would be removed, Schulkin said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a dispute about when — or if — the IRS must give notice when it accesses banking records while probing assets of a delinquent taxpayer.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
He happened to be one of the selectmen at Falmouth, whose business it was to give notice of Town Meetings.
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.
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