announcement

[ uh-nouns-muh nt ]

/ əˈnaʊns mənt /

public or formal notice announcing something: The announcement appeared in the newspapers.

the act of announcing.

a short message or commercial, especially a commercial spoken on radio or television.

a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.

Origin of announcement

From the French word anoncement, dating back to 1790–1800. See announce, -ment

pre·an·nounce·ment, noun, adjective re·an·nounce·ment, noun

The announcement comes as pro-Warren activists are holding their first major event in the Hawkeye State on Wednesday night.

Elizabeth Warren 2016 Gets First Check From Liberals |Ben Jacobs |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The announcement that this movie was happening was an interesting experience for a Whitney Houston fan.

Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline |Kevin Fallon |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Without any announcement, people started marching out of the park.

Eric Garner Protests: ‘It’s Like Vietnam’ |Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson, Jacob Siegel, Chris Allbritton |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It appears that even the president sensed his announcement would be greeted with skepticism.

SWAT Lobby Shoots to Kill Police Reform After Ferguson |Tim Mak |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The announcement will add to rising alarm about the safety of Westerners working and vacationing in Egypt.

ISIS Wannabes Claim They Killed an American in Egypt |Jamie Dettmer |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lucy trembled a little as to what this announcement might be followed up by, in the way of special naughtiness.

Hoodie |Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
The effect of the announcement on the unspoiled one was like that of an electric shock.

The Helpers |Francis Lynde
It was almost the only thing he had said since hearing the announcement, after Spike had clapped him on the back with such force.

Baseball Joe at Yale |Lester Chadwick
The announcement seemed by no means startling to the phlegmatic colonel.

Off on a Comet |Jules Verne
This announcement of a new idea, therefore, did not even make her look up.

Bought and Paid For |Arthur Hornblow

announcement

/ (əˈnaʊnsmənt) /

a public statement

a brief item or advertisement, as in a newspaper

a formal printed or written invitation

the act of announcing