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Form

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/fɔːm/nounCore term

In office & administration, form means: A document with spaces where you write or type information, used to apply for something, request something or record details in a standard way.

In Turkish: form, başvuru formu, talep formu

How it is used

Office work is full of forms: leave request forms, expense forms, order forms, registration forms. You fill in (UK) or fill out (US) a form, sign it and submit it or hand it in. Online versions are also called forms.

Example sentences

  1. New visitors need to complete a short form at reception.

  2. The leave request form is on the intranet; send it to your manager for approval.

Common collocations

  • fill in a form
  • complete a form
  • application form
  • request form
  • submit a form
  • fill inTo complete a form or document by writing the required information in the empty spaces.
  • paperworkThe forms, letters, records and other documents that must be prepared, completed or checked as part of a job or process.
  • documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.
  • templateA ready-made file with a fixed layout and standard text, used as a starting point so that similar documents look the same and take less time.
  • sign offTo give official approval for something, such as an invoice, an expense claim, a budget or a document, often by signing it.

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