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

  • (..) on choosing CRS. ...regret to have the American ambassador expelled after the incident. US State Department responded quickly with a formal apology. An announcement of the ambassador's immediate voluntary removal... Hey, buddy, spare any change? Help me out here, huh? Huh? (..)
    1997 The Game
  • (..) But what does that matter to a bloated millionaire fat cat like you? In other financial news, stock markets rose both domestically and abroad today after the announcement of stronger than expected earnings by several high tech companies but dipped again reacting to reports (..)
    1997 The Game