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 of notification

• 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

The new rule mandates notification before marketing, aiming to provide the FDA with crucial information. — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The court also imposed reforms lasting five years, including age verification, overnight limits on push notifications, and mandatory time-use limits for users under 18. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

The report commends changes including protecting wetlands, improving stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, and expanding water quality monitoring, including notification programs that warn people about unsafe conditions in rivers and streams. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Services related to the app, including on-demand actions, operation history, records, notifications, and videos, were unavailable. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th 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