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 of notification

• advertisement
• announcement
• release
• ad
• bulletin
• notice
• posting

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

Workers have since registered their numbers to get paid through mobile money transactions, signed attendance sheets and waited for payment notifications, but only some were eventually paid, Bondele said. — Prosper Heri Ngorora, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Reducing exposure requires multifactor authentication, credential-stuffing protection, anomaly detection, and clear customer notification and recovery processes. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

China is focused on establishing more emergency lines to connect leaders, expanding regular diplomatic and security consultation, and improving official notification mechanisms for border incidents and missile tests. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

To the child being targeted, every notification can feel like another person joining the attack. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing notification

• pre-notification

Rhymes for notification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

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