Betekenis van initial In het Nederlands

• 0 of or at the beginning:

  • My initial surprise was soon replaced by delight.

  • Initial reports say that seven people have died, though this has not yet been confirmed.

• 1 the first letter of a name, especially when used to represent the whole name:

  • He wrote his initials, P.M.R., at the bottom of the page.

  • Paul M. Reynolds refused to say what the initial "M" stood for.

  • Fill in your first name, middle initial and last name.

  • They carved their initials into a tree.

• 2 to write your initials on something:

  • If you make any changes to the document, please initial them.

• 3 of or at the beginning; first:

  • She failed her driving test on the initial try, but passed the next time.

  • The president’s initial popularity soon disappeared.

• 4 the first letter of a name, esp. when used to represent a name

  • They will put your initials on the luggage for another $15.

• 5 to write your initials on something:

  • Please initial each document.

• 6 happening 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.

• 7 to 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.

• 8 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.

• 9 the first letter of each of your names:

  • He was dismissed for forging his manager's initials on the invoices.

  • The insurance giant AIG's initials stand for American International Group.