message

message
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message UK US /ˈmesɪdʒ/ noun [C]
► COMMUNICATIONS a short piece of information that you give or send to a person when you cannot speak to them directly: message from sb for sb »

There was a message for you from the catering company.

 message that »

I got your message that the meeting was postponed.

leave a message »

If I'm not there when you phone, leave a message on my voicemail.

 take a message »

She's not here now; can I take a message?

 send sb a message »

He sent me several messages about the problem.

 »

I had a message in my inbox.

► IT a piece of information that appears on a computer screen: »

I kept getting a message saying ""Disable cookies"".

► MARKETING the main idea in an advertisement, speech, etc., or something that you want to tell people: »

The ad's main message should be that our products are safe to use.

 send a message »

Ridding the organization of poor performers also sends a strong message of low tolerance for poor results.

► US an advertisement on television or radio: »

We'll be back right after these messages.

→ See also EMAIL MESSAGE(Cf. ↑email message), ERROR MESSAGE(Cf. ↑error message), INSTANT MESSAGE(Cf. ↑instant message), TEXT MESSAGE(Cf. ↑text message)
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message UK US /ˈmesɪdʒ/ verb [T]
► COMMUNICATIONS to send someone a message using electronic equipment: »

Not many people use the facility of viewing streaming video of the person they are messaging.

→ See also INSTANT MESSAGE(Cf. ↑instant message)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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