announcement

Definition

  • noun: a written or spoken statement that tells people about something
  • noun: the act of 'announcing' or of being 'announced'
  • synonyms: proclamation, publication, intimation

Examples

  • Our program will pause now for a brief 'commercial announcement'. [=a television or radio commercial]

  • Many people were surprised by the government's 'announcement' that there will be a cut in taxes.

  • We had to leave before the 'announcement' of the winners. [=before the winners were announced]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) at the airport? Well, the airlines, sir. They've always taken care of their own. (jet passing overhead) (indistinct flight announcement over P.A.) Hello. Hi. Are you deadheading? What? Are you my deadhead to Miami? (..)
    2002 Catch Me If You Can