declaration

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Law

n. a written list of items you have, usually for taxes or travel.

n. a formal statement of goods or income for the assessment of duty or tax.

日本語:申告※

“You must sign a customs declaration when you enter the country with expensive gifts.”

“Failure to provide an accurate declaration of assets during the bankruptcy proceedings resulted in severe financial penalties for the corporation.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a piece of code that tells a computer a name or variable exists.

n. a statement that specifies the properties of an identifier, such as a variable or function, without necessarily defining its value.

日本語:宣言※

“The programmer forgot the variable declaration, so the code would not run.”

“In many strongly typed languages, a clear declaration of the data type is required before the variable can be used in any logical operations.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Literary · Archaic

n. a serious and open statement of your romantic feelings for someone.

n. an explicit and emphatic assertion of romantic feelings or devotion.

“He surprised her with a sudden declaration of his undying love.”

“The novel reaches its climax when the protagonist finally makes a passionate declaration of his affections in the rain.”