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Minutes

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˈmɪnɪts/nounCore term

In business english, minutes means: The official written record of a meeting, listing who attended, what was discussed, what was decided and who will do what next.

In Turkish: tutanak, toplantı tutanağı, toplantı notları

How it is used

Always plural in this meaning. Someone takes the minutes during the meeting and circulates them afterwards; at the next meeting the group may approve them. Boards and committees keep formal minutes; teams also say 'meeting notes'.

Example sentences

  1. Could you take the minutes today? Elif is on holiday.

  2. I'll send the minutes to everyone by the end of the day.

  3. According to the minutes, we agreed to review the budget in March.

Common collocations

  • take the minutes
  • circulate the minutes
  • approve the minutes
  • meeting minutes
  • agendaA list of the topics that will be discussed in a meeting, usually in the order they will be covered and shared with attendees beforehand.
  • action itemA specific task agreed in a meeting, with one person responsible for it and usually a due date.
  • recapA short summary of the main points of a meeting, call or discussion, given at the end or sent afterwards. Also used as a verb.
  • chairTo lead a meeting by opening it, following the agenda, giving people turns to speak and keeping time. As a noun, the person who does this.

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