document
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɒkjəmənt/ usa 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
export document
offer document
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.
document
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈdɒkjəment/ usto 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.