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notice noun ( WARNING )

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Definition

[U] information or a warning given about something that is going to happen in the future
The next time you visit, can you give me more notice?
The emergency services are ready to spring into action at a moment's notice.
The building is closed until further notice (= until another official announcement is made).
[U] a letter or statement from an employer or from an employee saying that they will leave their job after a particular period of time, or this period of time
Do I have to work out my notice?
give sb notice
to ask someone who works for you to leave their job, usually after a particular period of time
My boss gave me a month's notice.
hand/give in your notice
to tell your employer that you intend to leave your job after a particular period of time
I handed in my notice yesterday.

(Definition of notice noun (WARNING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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