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

Some budget carriers, like Frontier and Spirit, have even stricter rules. Use technology to your advantage: Download your airline’s app and enable push notifications. —Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 21 July 2025

The names of the deceased also were not released, pending notification of family. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025

The official notification that you’ve been caught speeding and now face a fine, driving penalties and maybe even a court appearance. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025

The dead suspects were not yet publicly identified, pending notification of their relatives. —Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 July 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