notification

noun

no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce notification (audio)
1
: the act or an instance of notifying
2
: a written or printed matter that gives notice

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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The law allows for one 90-day reprieve, but only if there’s a deal on the table and a formal notification to Congress. Sarah Parvini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 The soldier's identity, as well as the identity of the three other soldiers, is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 But other workers, when they’re done for the day, should be able to power down those Slack and email notifications. Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025 As of Tuesday, my phone was still receiving incessant notifications from a ticket app, which claims to have plenty of options left for Boston’s first baseball weekend of the year. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for notification

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of notification was in the 14th century

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“Notification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notification. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

notification

noun
no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce notification (audio)
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 How to pronounce notification (audio)
: 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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