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Lanyard

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, lanyard means: A strap worn around the neck to hold an identification card, badge or small item.

In Turkish: boyun askısı

How it is used

Used at reception and events to hold badges; a lanyard is the strap, not the identification card attached to it.

Example sentences

  1. Please attach each visitor badge to a lanyard before the group arrives.

    The strap makes the visitor's identification easy to wear.

  2. Visitors should return the lanyard and badge when they sign out.

    Both the holder and the identification card are collected at departure.

Common collocations

  • wear a lanyard
  • badge on a lanyard
  • return a lanyard
  • visitor badgeA card or sticker that a visitor wears in an office building to show they are allowed to be there; it often also opens certain doors.
  • receptionistA person who works at the main entrance desk of an office, hotel or clinic, greeting visitors, answering the phone and directing people to the right place.

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