give notice
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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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Give notice beforehand, since this prayer, if any, should be thought over and prayed over.
From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.
Then costly wines were handed round, and Duke Barnim, having filled to the brim a cup bearing the Pomeranian arms, rose up and said, "Give notice to the warder at St. Peter's."
From Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 by Meinhold, Wilhelm
Give notice, I shall have big claim for damage.
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Strang, Herbert
Give notice to your employers when the contents of your COAL-CELLAR are diminished to a chaldron.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William
Well, I beseech you, let it be proclaim'd: Betimes i' the morn I'll call you at your house: Give notice to such men of sort and suit As are to meet him.
From Measure for Measure by Shakespeare, William
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