reporting

reporting re‧port‧ing [rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ ǁ -ɔːr-] noun [uncountable] FINANCE

1. the activity of providing an explanation or account of something, especially a company's financial position:

• guidelines on accounting and reporting standards

fiˌnancial reˈporting FINANCE

the financial information that companies give about their activities, and the ways that they prepare and show it:

• its efforts to increase clarity and dependability in financial reporting

2. credit reporting business/​company/​agency etc a company providing financial information about people who apply to borrow money:

• Currently, the law allows credit reporting agencies to gather and sell personal financial information.

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reporting UK US /rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ/ noun [U]

► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE the act by a company of giving an official report, for example about its accounts or activities: »

quarterly/annual reporting

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corporate/company reporting

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a reporting deadline/requirement

► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT the way that the managers and their teams are organized in a company: »

It is important to establish clear lines of reporting.

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She was not invited to the meeting as she was not in the chain of reporting.

► COMMUNICATIONS articles in newspapers or on television about particular subjects: »

Questions had been raised about the objectivity and quality of his reporting.

→ See also CREDIT REPORTING(Cf. ↑credit reporting), CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY(Cf. ↑credit reporting agency), FINANCIAL REPORTING(Cf. ↑financial reporting)

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reporting UK US /rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ/ adjective

► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT relating to the way that the managers and employees of a company are organized: »

She complained to her reporting sergeant about what had happened.

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Regional team members have a direct reporting relationship with the Vice President of Community Development.

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a reporting structure