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- ▪ I. document doc‧u‧ment 1 [ˈdɒkjmənt ǁ ˈdɑːk-] noun [countable]a record of important information on paper or computer disk:
• His main expense is photocopying thousands of legal documents.
• electronic document management systems
deˈfence ˌdocument , defense document [countable] FINANCEa statement by a company which is the subject of a takeover offer giving reasons why its shareholders should not accept the offerdocuments sent by an exporter's bank to a bank or other organization in the importer's country, who delivers them to the importer when the importer pays for the goods or accepts a bill These documents are needed by the importer to get permission for the goods to come through Customs and to make insurance claims if the goods are lost or damaged; = SHIPPING DOCUMENTS:• The exporter can present the required export documents to his bank and receive payment of up to 100% of invoice value.
ˈoffer ˌdocument [countable] FINANCEa statement by a company that wants to buy another company in a takeover. In the offer document, the buyer says what its aims are, why shareholders of the company to be bought should accept the offer etc:• Before the offer document is published, it must be submitted to the supervisory authority and the management of the target company.
ˈshipping ˌdocuments [plural] TRANSPORTdocuments, including the bill of lading, Customs, and insurance documents that relate to particular goods that are being shipped:• We recommend that companies match orders, shipping documents and invoices and follow up inconsistencies.
[m0] ▪ II. document doc‧u‧ment 2 [ˈdɒkjment ǁ ˈdɑːk-] verb [transitive]to record important information on paper, film, or computer disk:• The New York agency documented 60 attacks on journalists.
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Ⅰ.document UK US /ˈdɒkjəmənt/ noun [C]► a paper or set of papers that contains official information or instructions: »a one-/five-/twenty-, etc. page document
»a consultative/consultation/framework document
draft/circulate/publish a document »Each bank will be required to publish a document detailing its annual and final bonus payments.
obtain/receive/sign a document »Don't sign any documents with items left blank or containing anything you don't understand.
a document contains/outlines/describes »Federal Agency documents outline the scope of the extensive project.
»Full details will be included in your policy document.
»We will accept original documents only, not copies.
»A spokesman from the Home Office refused to comment on the leaked document.
»a forged document
»a legal/official/formal document
»a classified/internal/confidential document
→ See also DEFENCE DOCUMENT(Cf. ↑defence document), EXPORT DOCUMENT(Cf. ↑export document), OFFER DOCUMENT(Cf. ↑offer document), SHIPPING DOCUMENTS(Cf. ↑shipping documents)► COMMUNICATIONS, IT a computer file that contains text and sometimes images: print/save/format a document »Remember to save your documents at regular intervals when making changes.
»I was unable to open the attached document.
Ⅱ.document UK US /ˈdɒkjəment/ verb [T]► to record information about something important by writing about it or photographing it: »Companies must document the controls their financial departments use to deter fraud.
»The harmful effects of greenhouse gases have been well documented.
»A recent state investigation found that the district has failed to document how it spent some $23 million in federal funds.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
