notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
Examples of notification in a Sentence
I was given no notification that you received my payment.
You will be sent a written notification.
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That’s how James Dutton, a 24-year-old social media account manager in Cincinnati, described the feeling of waking up to a flurry of bank notifications in a video posted to YouTube last month.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
If a potential winner fails to respond to notification, fails to return required documents on time, is found to be ineligible, or otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate, in Sponsor’s discretion.
—AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The Inspector General Act typically grants federal watchdogs broad authority to access agency records unless an agency or department formally invokes specific national security provisions to block that access — a rare step that would require notification to Congress.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The victim’s name has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
If a potential winner fails to respond to notification, fails to return required documents on time, is found to be ineligible, or otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate, in Sponsor’s discretion.
—AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The Inspector General Act typically grants federal watchdogs broad authority to access agency records unless an agency or department formally invokes specific national security provisions to block that access — a rare step that would require notification to Congress.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The victim’s name has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for notification
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“Notification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notification. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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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
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