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an‧nounce‧ment S3 W3 /əˈnaʊnsmənt/ noun
[Word Family: noun: announcement, announcer; verb: announce; adverb: unannounced; adjective: unannounced]
1. [COUNTABLE]
an important or official statement:
　 ▪ The minister made the announcement at a news conference.
announcement about
　 ▪ an important announcement about tax increases
announcement that
　 ▪ They heard the announcement that the mayor was resigning.

2. [UNCOUNTABLE]
the act of telling people that something important is going to happen
announcement of
　 ▪ the announcement of the company’s annual results

3. [COUNTABLE]
a small advertisement or statement in a newspaper:
　 ▪ a wedding announcement in the local paper
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪make/issue an announcement
　 ▪ The next day an announcement was issued to staff, saying the company would be closing.
　 ▪ The government issued an announcement saying that it was not prepared to negotiate with terrorists.
▪hear an announcement
　 ▪ Everyone was shocked when they heard the announcement.
▪welcome an announcement (=say that you are pleased about it)
　 ▪ Environmental groups welcomed the announcement.
▪greet an announcement formal (=react to it in a particular way)
　 ▪ The announcement was. greeted with cheers on both sides of the House.
▪an announcement comes (=it happens)
　 ▪ His announcement came after two days of peace talks.
adjectives
▪a formal announcement
　 ▪ A formal announcement will be made in Parliament.
▪an official announcement
　 ▪ No official announcement is expected until next year.
▪a surprise announcement/an unexpected announcement
　 ▪ The Senator made the surprise announcement that he will not be seeking re-election.
▪a dramatic announcement (=sudden and important)
　 ▪ The dramatic announcement came after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
▪a further announcement
　 ▪ A further announcement will be made in the near future.
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THESAURUS
▪statement something that someone says or writes publicly in order to tell people what they intend to do, what their opinion is etc :
　 ▪ The President will make a statement to the press this afternoon.
▪announcement a public or official statement telling people what has happened or what will happen :
　 ▪ The announcement was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning.
　 ▪ The company made an announcement yesterday that Rogers has resigned as managing director.
▪declaration an important official statement, especially about what a government or organization intends to do :
　 ▪ On the 19th of July a declaration of war was delivered in Berlin.
　 ▪ Independence Hall is where the delegates met to sign the Declaration of Independence and write the Constitution.
▪press release an official statement giving information to the newspapers, radio, or television :
　 ▪ The singer issued a press release saying that she was too ill to continue with the tour.
▪testimony a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one a witness makes in a court of law :
　 ▪ The testimony of the two arresting officers was an important part of the prosecution case.
　 ▪ The jury based their decision almost entirely on the testimony of one witness.
▪affidavit law a written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law :
　 ▪ A prison doctor who treated the accused sent an affidavit about his mental state.

noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a surprise announcement
▪ In a surprise announcement the company said they were withdrawing their planning application.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
formal
▪ He looked cool and infinitely experienced, listening apparently with grave attention to the herald's formal announcement.
▪ The network is to make a formal announcement Thursday morning.
▪ Developers are staying tight-lipped about details of the housing scheme until a formal announcement is made.
▪ Even before the formal resignation announcements, the jockeying for position within the Shadow Cabinet was well under way last night.
▪ The formal announcement is believed to be scheduled for September, with modest volumes to be deliverable around November time.
▪ But they are likely to delay formal announcements until mid-October.
official
▪ But I had to keep it a secret until an official announcement was made seven weeks later.
▪ Within this he pinned the official announcement that sentence of death had been carried out.
▪ The Minister may want to announce what it now contains, because we have had no official announcement.
▪ The results of the People's Booker are posted online in the days following the official winner announcement.
▪ The official announcement is expected in the autumn.
▪ Should Clinton win, that official announcement would herald the biggest clearout of personnel the White House has seen.
▪ In July 1938 the official announcement of passenger closure came.
public
▪ The public announcement of Steen's death had sapped the urgency out of him and yesterday's imperatives no longer mattered.
▪ They asked about the tombstone, the public announcement that would appear in the financial press at the end of the deal.
▪ The band will also record public service announcements for local radio stations, urging petitions to protest the arrest.
▪ The stated purpose of the meal made it a public announcement of a certain cause.
▪ No public announcement was to be made until a replacement had been decided upon.
▪ News releases, brochures, newspaper advertising, direct mail and public service announcements are also in the works.
▪ A public announcement of the plan to build a Hinkley C power station was made a month later.
▪ Resnikoff recalled how one House regular taped a statement for a public service announcement plugging the program on radio stations.
recent
▪ Word processing on the Macintosh has always bordered on the realm of page makeup and recent announcements here only serve that view.
▪ The Digital decision comes on top of recent job announcements in the area.
▪ That firm will have welcomed the recent announcement of an order for a further three of these ships.
▪ The recent announcement that the National Gallery intend to establish a public relations department may improve the situation.
▪ There has been a recent announcement of a child-care maintenance system which runs on a Psion and further applications are likely.
NOUN
service
▪ The band will also record public service announcements for local radio stations, urging petitions to protest the arrest.
▪ News releases, brochures, newspaper advertising, direct mail and public service announcements are also in the works.
▪ Resnikoff recalled how one House regular taped a statement for a public service announcement plugging the program on radio stations.
surprise
▪ The philanthropic family's largesse was echoed by surprise announcements from both the Federal and provincial governments.
▪ But on Friday, Apple made a surprise announcement.
VERB
delay
▪ The Panel is not sympathetic to delay in making an announcement occasioned by an unsuccessful application for suspension.
▪ The idea of delaying announcement dates would soon hold no mirth at Bandley 3.
▪ But they are likely to delay formal announcements until mid-October.
expect
▪ Results for the 12 months to the end of December are expected shortly along with an announcement on the progress of loan renegotiations.
▪ It looks like its got a few tricks up its sleeve about Solaris-on-Intel as well: expect announcements of some OEMs.
▪ Gramm is expected to make his announcement Wednesday.
▪ Mercury says to expect an announcement in a couple of months.
▪ The stock market has been expecting an announcement all week.
▪ Nobody really expected that the announcement of a unilateral cease-fire would bring an immediate end to the fighting.
follow
▪ It follows the announcement of the closure of the Dewar's bottling plant in the city, which employs 340 people.
▪ Shares of Body Shop fell as much as 8 pence to 144p following the announcement, their lowest since Nov. 4.
▪ Her visit follows the announcement just two days ago that the dockyard is to be privatised.
▪ The company said further restructuring plans could follow this announcement but declined to elaborate.
▪ The bomb followed the announcement on Tuesday that early regional elections will be held in May.
▪ The appeal follows the announcement of loans and grants totalling nearly £21,000 to parish councils, sports clubs and voluntary bodies.
▪ The numbness that followed the first announcement of the virus is quickly becoming a paralysis.
hear
▪ The Journal hears that an announcement on the sales force will be made internally this Monday and will not be made public.
▪ At 4: 15, the watchers on the suspension bridge heard an announcement that the boat was in sight.
▪ It heard blithe announcements from two military eminences which were hardly reassuring.
make
▪ He started going out with Carolyn soon after Pam made her announcement.
▪ Apple kept a low profile for the first few days of the conference, making no major announcements or product introductions.
▪ Then Deutschlandsender made their announcement yesterday that Hess had flown the coop and I think that clinched it for them.
▪ Bayer said it will make an announcement this afternoon about the fine.
▪ Mr Lamont made his announcement on Tuesday.
▪ The network is to make a formal announcement Thursday morning.
▪ Gramm is expected to make his announcement Wednesday.
welcome
▪ That firm will have welcomed the recent announcement of an order for a further three of these ships.
▪ Environmental groups such as Transport 2000 welcomed the announcement, but stressed that it would not produce major changes in the transport balance.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I read the announcement of her death in today's newspaper.
▪ Silence, please. Mr Bennett is about to make an announcement.
▪ The announcement of the plan provoked demonstrations from the college's students.
▪ The announcement was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning.
▪ The short written announcement gave no details.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ At the centre of these events was the announcement that Sellafield wanted to expand its activities.
▪ He made this announcement at the Board of Trustees' annual retreat.
▪ However, discussions had been interrupted by the announcement that the factory had to close.
▪ Hunter, nearly ruined it all with the announcement that he'd tested positive four times for steroids.
▪ It is noteworthy that Schuman did not contact Britain in advance of his announcement.
▪ Shares of Body Shop fell as much as 8 pence to 144p following the announcement, their lowest since Nov. 4.
▪ When the announcement forced the price of the shares up he subsequently sold.