announcement

Definition

An act of announcing, or giving notice.

Etymology

From Middle French annoncement. By surface analysis, announce + -ment.

Example Sentences

• "He raised his hand to make his announcement and said, "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make.""
• "Where else in the world can you pre-order sushi and fondue on some of the trains, travel in family carriages equipped with mini-playgrounds, or use a request stop button at some small stations? Where else can you hear the announcement: "The train at Platform 4 is ten minutes late due to an incident in another country," as I did once at the Swiss station of Spiez?"
• "This announcement was made during the first training session."