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

  • (..) And it's time for you to get out there. No! Stop! No one is ever getting out there! Ever! Oh! Okay, now for the announcement. I have accepted a new job. Whoa! Really? Yes, I have been recruited by a top-secret agency to go undercover (..)
    2013 Despicable Me 2
  • (..) No. Scary. Weird. What is that? Good morning, girls! I have an announcement to make. Hey, what celebrity do you look like? Uh, Bruce Willis. Mmm, no. Humpty Dumpty! (..)
    2013 Despicable Me 2