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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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
"I am renting at the moment, but depending on where I am placed I may have to give notice to my landlord and move."
From BBC ● May 4, 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
Our reduced cavalry force made necessary a change of position behind the Holston River, where a small force could at least observe our flanks, and give notice of threatenings on either side.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
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