noun
- public or formal notice announcing something: The announcement appeared in the newspapers.
- the act of announcing.
- a short message or commercial, especially a commercial spoken on radio or television.
- a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.
noun
- a public statement
- a brief item or advertisement, as in a newspaper
- a formal printed or written invitation
- the act of announcing
1798, from French announcement, from Old French anoncier (see announce). Or else formed in English from announce + -ment. Earlier in same sense was announcing.