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Subject line

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCore term

In office & administration, subject line means: The short line at the top of an email that tells the reader what the message is about; it appears in the inbox before the email is opened.

In Turkish: konu satırı, e-posta konusu

How it is used

A good subject line is short and specific: "Room booking: Board meeting, 12 March" is better than "Meeting". Words like URGENT or ACTION REQUIRED are sometimes added. Replies add "Re:" and forwarded emails add "Fw:" or "Fwd:".

Example sentences

  1. Please put the invoice number in the subject line so accounts can find it easily.

  2. I missed your email because the subject line just said "Hi".

Common collocations

  • in the subject line
  • clear subject line
  • change the subject line
  • write a subject line
  • attachmentA file, such as a document, spreadsheet or photo, that is sent together with an email.
  • forwardTo send an email or message you have received on to another person, or to send calls or post on to a different number or address.
  • ccShort for carbon copy: to send a copy of an email to someone for information, or the field where you put their address.
  • reply allTo answer an email by sending your reply to the sender and to everyone else who received the original message.

This word in other fields

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