initial
adjective [ before noun ]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃəl/ ushappening at the beginning:
initial estimate/forecast Economists had expected GDP growth to be revised upwards from last month's initial estimate of 0.6%.
initial charge/cost/fee The fund has an initial charge of 5.25%.
Investors may not get back the full value of their initial investment.
initial
verb [ T ]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃəl/ usinitialling or US usually initialing | initialled or US usually initialedto write the first letters of each of your names on an official document to show that you have read it and agree with it:
Initial and date each page of the contract.
to discuss and agree to an arrangement with another organization, country, etc.:
The two nations used the summit to initial a deal on energy cooperation.
initial
noun [ C, usually plural ]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃəl/ usthe first letter of each of your names:
He was dismissed for forging his manager's initials on the invoices.
one of the letters by which an organization may be known, which are usually the first letters of each of the words in its name:
The insurance giant AIG's initials stand for American International Group.