| account |
a story or report. [1/6 definitions] |
| accountant |
An accountant is a person who keeps track of how a business spends its money, gives advice about spending money, and often makes sure the company is paying a correct amount of tax to the government each year. All businesses have to report to the government how much money they make and pay a correct amount of tax. Some companies only use an accountant when they are reporting their income to the government and need to figure out how much tax they have to pay. People who have regular jobs also use accountants sometimes if their money affairs are complicated. |
| analysis |
careful study of the parts of something in order to understand more about the whole, or the report or explanation of such a study. [1/2 definitions] |
| bulletin |
an announcement or report of the latest events or things of current interest. [1/2 definitions] |
| evaluation |
a report that tells the value or quality of something. [1/2 definitions] |
| extra |
An extra is a newspaper that is different from the usual newspaper. An extra is added to the regular newspapers that are available during the week. Extras usually report sudden, important events. [1/6 definitions] |
| favorable |
When the weather report is favorable, it means that it looks like the weather will be good. [1/4 definitions] |
| forecast |
When someone makes a forecast, they say what they believe will happen in the future. People who report about the weather usually give forecasts every day. Before they make their forecast, they study many facts carefully in order to give a forecast that will be correct. [1/2 definitions] |
| interview |
a conversation between a reporter and a person who will be the subject of the report, or the report itself. [1/3 definitions] |
| minute1 |
When we talk about the minutes of a meeting, we mean the written report of what people did or discussed at the meeting. At some kinds of meetings, there is a person who "takes the minutes." This person's task is just to listen and take notes so that the things that people have said or decided are recorded. [1/3 definitions] |
| news |
(used with a singular verb) a report of recent important events, read out on the television or radio, or printed in a newspaper, magazine, or Web site. |
| omit |
When you omit something, you don't include it. You take it out, or you don't put it in. If you omit the sugar when you make cookies, the cookies will not be sweet at all because you didn't put in any sugar. If you omit a sentence that you already wrote in your report, you take the sentence out. Maybe you decided you didn't want to say that. |
| outline |
a short, written plan of the main ideas of a book, speech, or report. [1/4 definitions] |
| pad1 |
When you pad something, like a report or essay, you make it longer by adding things that are not necessary or not really connected. [1/8 definitions] |
| paper |
A paper is any written or printed report or other document. [1/5 definitions] |
| police station |
A police station is a place where police officers do a lot of their work. If people want to report a crime, they go to the police station to talk to police officers, or they call the police station on the telephone. Sometimes a police station has a jail where people who might have done something bad are kept for a time. |
| profile |
a short story or report about someone that gives only the most important facts. [1/2 definitions] |
| rat |
(slang) to report the bad behavior of friends; tattle. [1/3 definitions] |
| recall |
When products are recalled, they are returned to the factory where they were made. Companies recall a product if it is found to be dangerous or if many people report that something is wrong with it. [1/3 definitions] |
| reception |
a British word for the place where you report your arrival and are greeted at a hotel or office. A "reception" is usually called a "reception desk" in the US. [1/6 definitions] |
| recital |
a detailed report or list. [1/2 definitions] |