- [countable] a sheet of paper giving written or printed information, usually put in a public place
- There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled.
- A public notice about the planned development was pinned to the wall.
Extra Examples- The company has issued warning notices saying that all water should be boiled.
- The notice about his resignation went up this morning.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- warning
- issue
- place
- post
- …
- appear
- go up
- say something
- …
- notice about
- [countable] a board or sign giving information, an instruction or a warning
- There was a notice saying ‘Keep off the Grass’.
- There are notices about where to park.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- warning
- issue
- place
- post
- …
- appear
- go up
- say something
- …
- notice about
- [countable] a small advertisement or announcement in a newspaper or magazine
- notices of births, marriages and deaths
- [countable] a short announcement made at the beginning or end of a meeting, a church service, etc.
- There are just two notices this week.
- [uncountable] the fact of somebody paying attention to somebody/something or knowing about something
- Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers.
- Take no notice of what he says.
- These protests have really made the government sit up and take notice (= realize the importance of the situation).
- It was Susan who brought the problem to my notice (= told me about it).
- Normally, the letter would not have come to my notice (= I would not have known about it).
- The work received little notice in the national media.
- (formal) It will not have escaped your notice that there have been some major changes in the company.
Extra Examples- It won't have escaped your notice that I'm feeling rather pleased with myself.
- Normally such matters would not come to my notice.
- Take no notice of what you read in the papers.
- The change was too subtle to attract much notice.
- The disease came to public notice in the 80s.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
- take
- catch
- come to
- …
- [uncountable] information or a warning given in advance of something that is going to happen
- You are welcome to come and stay as long as you give us plenty of notice.
- With this account, you must give 90 days' notice if you want to withdraw money.
- I'm sorry it's such short notice—we didn't know ourselves until today.
- without notice Prices may be altered without notice.
- The bar is closed until further notice (= until you are told that it is open again).
- Councils can issue fixed penalty notices (= sums of money that must be paid) for litter and graffiti.
- notice that… This new law serves notice that criminals will not go unpunished.
Extra Examples- The bank requires three days' notice.
- They cut off the electricity without notice.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- eviction
- written
- advance
- …
- file
- give (somebody)
- hand in your
- …
- without notice
- notice of
- at a moment’s notice
- at short notice
- on short notice
- …
- [uncountable, countable] a formal letter or statement saying that you will or must leave your job or house at the end of a particular period of time
- He has handed in his notice.
- They gave her two weeks' notice.
- We received an eviction notice today.
- 500 workers have been issued with redundancy notices.
- Tenants must give written notice to the landlord of their intention to move out of the property.
- Dozens of families on the estate have been given notice to quit (= told to leave their homes).
- on… notice (North American English) She's on a week's notice, which doesn't give her long to find another job.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc2- You must give one month's notice of your intention to move out of the property.
- His landlord gave him two months' notice to quit.
- She's given notice that she intends to leave.
- The tenants could soon be served with eviction notices.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- eviction
- written
- advance
- …
- file
- give (somebody)
- hand in your
- …
- without notice
- notice of
- at a moment’s notice
- at short notice
- on short notice
- …
- [countable] a short article in a newspaper or magazine, giving an opinion about a book, play, etc. synonym review (1)
- The play got good notices in the national press.
giving information
announcing something
paying attention
warning
when leaving job/house
review of book/play
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (6) of the noun): from Old French, from Latin notitia ‘being known’, from notus ‘known’, past participle of noscere.
Idioms
See notice in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee notice in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishat short notice | at a moment’s notice
(North American English also on short notice)
- not long in advance; without warning or time for preparation
- This was the best room we could get at such short notice.
- You must be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
Extra Examples- It's the best we can do at such short notice.
- The team is ready to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.
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