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Initial

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

verbCommon term

In office & administration, initial means: To mark a document with the first letters of your name, often to acknowledge a page or alteration.

In Turkish: paraf atmak

How it is used

Used in document instructions such as initial each page; the verb describes an abbreviated personal mark, not a full signature.

Example sentences

  1. Please initial the correction beside the amended delivery date.

    The initials identify the person acknowledging this specific alteration.

  2. Both reviewers were asked to initial each page before returning the pack.

    The abbreviated marks record that both reviewers checked every page.

Common collocations

  • initial each page
  • initial a correction
  • initial a document
  • documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.
  • fileTo put a document in its correct place, such as a folder, cabinet or computer system, so that it can be found again easily.

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