Words / B1

NOHT-isb-ord/ˈnəʊtɪsbɔːd/

A noticeboard is a board where notices and messages are pinned up (UK; US bulletin board). A blackboard is for chalk; a screen is digital. Staff rooms: a job on the noticeboard is internal; it is not an external advert.

Meaning

A board where notices and messages are pinned up (UK; US bulletin board).

Examples

• “The job on the staff noticeboard is internal; it is not an external advert.”
• “A digital noticeboard in reception is still a notice, not a privacy notice by itself.”

Good to know

a noticeboard (UK). US: a bulletin board. Contrast: a blackboard. School / workplace. Countable boards. Mix-up: a notice is the piece of paper.

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