report
noun [ C ]
uk/rɪˈpɔːt/ usa spoken or written description of an event or situation:
give/make a report I think it is good practice for companies to make a proper report to shareholders.
write a report She wrote a simple no-nonsense report.
a report on sth Can you give us a report on what happened at the meeting?
an employment/inflation/market report
a statement that may or may not be true:
a report (that) Its shares have risen 33p over the past 10 days after reports it had received more than one approach.
According to reports from the US, details of the deal were leaked on internet message boards.
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE (also annual report)
a report by a company each year with its audited (= officially examined) accounts, and information on how its management thinks it will do in the future:
In last year's annual report we set a goal to double our revenue within the next five years.
an official document made by someone who has examined a particular subject:
The panel's report said that governments are not spending enough on research.
a report on sth The task force published a scathing report on the impact of regulation on hotels and restaurants.
In a report, he said investors still face risks with this company if a merger does not occur.
IT
a search for a particular type of information in a large amount of data, or the results of a search like this:
run/generate a report You may need to run a report for a meeting from your laptop at home.
COMMUNICATIONS
an article in a newspaper or on television about a particular situation or event:
The statement was in response to a Dallas Morning News report.
a report on sth The evening news featured a special report on the banking crisis.
HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT
someone who works for a particular manager:
He has 15 direct reports.
See also
auditor's report
credit report
directors' report
earnings report
employment report
financial report
law report
progress report
statutory report
report
verb
uk/rɪˈpɔːt/ us [ T ] COMMUNICATIONS, ACCOUNTING
to make a public statement about something:
report a rise/fall/drop They reported a 5.7% drop in sales.
report a profit/loss Their chief executive reported pre-tax profits of £489m.
The government reported the worst job losses in more than four years.
[ I or T ] COMMUNICATIONS
to give information about something or a description of something:
Dealers reported some extreme price movements among some of the biggest companies.
Small traders reported long waits to contact internet-based stockbrokers.
report that Staff members reported that morale had reached new lows.
report on sth The task force is due to report on its findings from the industry later this year.
report sth to sb That board has 30 days to report its findings to the President.
[ I or T ]
to make an official complaint or statement about someone or something to a person in authority:
report sb/sth to sb She threatened me, and I reported her to the manager.
report sb for sth She reported him for benefit fraud.
report sth stolen/missing/lost 66 vehicles have been reported stolen during the month of April.
[ I ]
to go to a place or person and say that you are there:
Anyone entering the building must report to the office.
report to sb He must report daily to a pretrial services officer in San Diego.
She reported for work right on time as usual.
Phrasal verbs
report back
report to sb