notification

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

Definition of notification

1 : the act or an instance of notifying

2 : a written or printed matter that gives notice

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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 The pedestrian was a man in his 40s, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, and his name has not been released pending notification of the family. — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022 Their identities were not released, pending notification of relatives. — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 May 2022 The attack happened shortly before 6 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 68th Street, Chicago police said in a media notification. — Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2022 The name of the deceased victim was being withheld pending the notification of the next of kin, police said. — Arkansas Online, 8 May 2022 The day before the announcement, a 25-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting on a CTA train near the 63rd Street Red Line station about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Chicago police said in a media notification. — Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2022 The reasoning was explained in a State Department notification to Congress that was obtained by The Associated Press. — Nick Perry, ajc, 12 Feb. 2022 There may be a delay in notification due to the backlog of paperwork, but the results will eventually make it to the school. — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022 The company said that Suga took a PCR test upon returning from the US on Thursday, which resulted in a positive notification on Friday morning. — Gawon Bae, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021 See More

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22 May 2022

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notification

noun

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

Kids Definition of notification

1 : the act or an instance of giving notice or information Notification of all winners will occur tomorrow.

2 : something written or printed that gives notice I received notification of my acceptance.

notification

noun

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

Medical Definition of notification

: 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