initialling

  • 1initialling — in·i·tial || ɪ nɪʃl n. beginning letter of a person s first name; first letter (as of a word); enlarged or ornamented letter at the beginning of a chapter v. sign using the first letter or letters of a name adj. placed at the beginning,… …

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  • 2initial — ▪ I. initial i‧ni‧tial 1 [ɪˈnɪʆl] adjective [only before a noun] happening first or at the beginning of an event or process: • Each portfolio has a minimum initial investment of $3,000. • the initial capital required for the project (= the money …

    Financial and business terms

  • 3initial — I. adjective Etymology: Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French iniciel, from Latin initialis, from initium beginning, from inire to go into, from in + ire to go more at issue Date: 1526 1. of or relating to the beginning ; incipient < his initial&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4initial — initialer, n. initially, adv. /i nish euhl/, adj., n., v., initialed, initialing or (esp. Brit.) initialled, initialling. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process. 2. Phonet. occurring at the&#8230; …

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  • 5Парафирование — (от фр. paraphe сокращенная подпись; англ. initialling) предварительное подписание международного договора или его отдельных статей инициалами уполномоченных на то лиц до официального подписания договора. Согласно Венской конвенции о праве&#8230; …

    Большой юридический словарь

  • 6initial — i|ni|tial1 W2 [ıˈnıʃəl] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: initialis, from initium beginning , from inire to go in , from ire to go ] happening at the beginning = ↑first ▪ an initial investment of £5000 initial&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7initial — [[t]ɪnɪ̱ʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ initials, initialling, initialled (in AM, use initialing, initialed) 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use initial to describe something that happens at the beginning of a process. The initial reaction has been excellent... The aim of this …

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  • 8initial — adjective existing or occurring at the beginning. noun the first letter of a name or word. verb (initials, initialling, initialled; US initials, initialing, initialed) mark or sign with one s initials as a sign of approval or endorsement.&#8230; …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9initial — 1 adjective (only before noun) happening at the beginning; first: She overcame her initial shyness and really enjoyed the evening. | an initial investment of 5000 2 noun (C) 1 the first letter of someone s first name: “Can I have your initial, Mr …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10initial — I UK [ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)l] / US adjective [only before noun] *** a) happening at the beginning of a process, or when you first see or hear about something initial stage/phase: At the initial stage of the project not everyone had access to a computer.&#8230; …

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