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

• 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

Department of Labor email text The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provided the following template language to establish employees' out-of-office notifications. —ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025

Attackers exploit this by sending convincing notifications that pressure you into taking quick action without thinking. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025

The battery lasts almost two full days, even with a bunch of notifications coming in and a couple of outdoor walks tracked. —PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025

The information, based on a coroner’s hearing, was carried in the headline and body of the story, which was sent out as a push notification to users. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th 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