notification

noun

no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or an instance of notifying

2

: a written or printed matter that gives notice

Synonyms

• ad
• advert [chiefly British]
• advertisement
• announcement
• bulletin
• communiqué
• notice
• posting
• release

Examples of notification in a Sentence

I was given no notification that you received my payment.

You will be sent a written notification.

Recent Examples on the Web

Be sure to contact the issuing financial institution to add a travel notification. —Janelle Holland, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024

While the new update appears to solve the issue, the FDA and Tandem warn t:slim and t:connect owners to read all system alerts and their phone’s app notifications, as well as make sure their smartphones and medical devices are fully charged before going to sleep at night. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing notification

• pre-notification

Kids Definition

notification

noun

no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or an instance of notifying

2

: written or printed matter that gives notice

Medical Definition

notification

noun

no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or an instance of notifying

especially : the act of reporting the occurrence of a communicable disease or of an individual affected with such a disease