notice

noun (WARNING)

/ˈnəʊ.tɪs/

/ˈnoʊ.t̬ɪs/

Definition

B1 [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).Information and messagesThreats and warnings › [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?Firing staff and being firedRetiring and resigning from work 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.Firing staff and being fired hand/give in your notice C2 to tell your employer that you intend to leave your job after a particular period of time: I handed in my notice yesterday.Retiring and resigning from work

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