prenotification

[ pree-noh-tuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. notice that is given or served prior to a specific date; advance notice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prenotification¹

First recorded in 1755–65; pre- + notification

Example Sentences

Aides said the State Department had been informed Cardin would oppose the deal during the prenotification process, thus halting the sale.

From Reuters

“By requiring its employees and former employees to sign confidentiality agreements imposing prenotification requirements before contacting the S.E.C., KBR potentially discouraged employees from reporting securities violations to us,” Andrew J. Ceresney, the S.E.C.’s enforcement director, said in a statement.

From New York Times

He also forecasts a highly informal "prenotification" standard?a request that businessmen and labor leaders inform the new President privately of planned wage and price hikes and discuss their justification in advance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Alfred Kahn, the Administration's chief inflation adviser, is urging the President to press a dramatic policy that would ask Congress for legislative ratification of the standards, deny federal business to companies violating the guidelines, and require 90-day prenotification on any important pay or price changes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perhaps�but many problems with the prenotification strategy remain to be worked out.

From Time Magazine Archive