correction betydelse and definition

Betydelse av correction på svenska

• 0 a change made to something in order to correct or improve it, or the action of making such a change:

  • She was disappointed to see her essay returned with a huge number of corrections in red ink.

  • It looks like last week's correction is over and prices are going to go higher.

• 1 punishment of a type that is intended to improve bad behaviour

  • a corrections officer

• 2 a change to make something right or correct, or the act of making such changes:

  • [ C ] I made a number of corrections to the manuscript.

  • [ U ] Several errors in this report need correction.

• 3 a change in the prices in a financial market, especially when they go down after a period when they have been too high in relation to the real situation in companies, the economy, etc.:

  • It looks like last week's correction is over and prices are going to go higher.

• 4 the fact of making something, for example an amount or a calculation, more accurate:

  • correction to sth No corrections to these figures will be allowed once the form has been submitted.