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Definition of document noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

document

noun
 
/ˈdɒkjumənt/
 
/ˈdɑːkjumənt/
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  1. an official paper, book or electronic file that gives information about something, or that can be used as evidence or proof of something
    • Please read and sign the attached document.
    • Please e-sign the document and email it back.
    • This is an important legal document.
    • The child is identified only by the initial ‘M’ in court documents.
    • Keep your passport and other travel documents in a secure place.
    • According to documents released yesterday, he was paid over £1 million last year.
    • to publish/produce a document
    • Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court.
    • to table/submit a document
    • a leaked/forged document
    • a classified/confidential/secret document
    • a consultation/policy document
    Extra Examples
    • A document signed abroad is as legally binding as one signed at home.
    • This was the biggest leak of classified documents in American history.
    • She admitted filing false tax documents.
    • He plans to submit the document as legal evidence.
    • A draft budget document was tabled.
    • According to leaked cabinet documents, no compensation would be paid.
    • One of the documents leaked to the press was a memorandum written by the head of the security police.
    • Documents obtained by this newspaper purport to reveal that radioactive waste is being illegally dumped on the site.
    • Documents will be available at the news conference.
    • Existing paper documents could be scanned into a computer.
    • Go through the document checking for errors.
    • He has promised to post a formal offer document to shareholders by Monday.
    • She particularly criticized the terminology in the document.
    • He was trying to destroy documents that testified to his guilt.
    • She was unable to produce the document that she claimed would prove her case.
    • Her journal is an important document of 19th-century rural life.
    • I had to search through 4 000 documents to find the information I needed.
    • No other genuine document exists.
    • All parties must read and sign a written document.
    • Please sign the enclosed document and return it to me.
    • Supporting documents must be submitted to the supervisory authority.
    • The 1840 treaty is widely regarded as New Zealand's founding document.
    • The Department issued a consultation document.
    • The conference adopted a document on minority rights.
    • The document is dated 775.
    • The document is written in Chinese.
    • The document says they are against tax rebates.
    • The government has produced an important new policy document.
    • The original document has been lost or destroyed.
    • The relevant documents are enclosed for your information.
    • There is a disclaimer throughout the official documents.
    • There is little reason to doubt the authenticity of this document.
    • This statement must be understood in the context of the entire document.
    • a car's registration document
    • a consultative document issued by the Department of Trade and Industry
    • a document agreed with the District Council
    • a document calling for a ceasefire
    • a document concerning arbitration procedures in Cairo
    • a document entitled ‘Guidelines for Good Practice’
    • a document of 1999
    • a government document on education policy
    • a working document in the discussions for a final treaty
    • details of internal UN documents
    • documents aimed at stimulating discussion
    • documents covering various points of concern
    • documents dating back to the 1920s
    • documents leaked from the government to the press
    • one of the key documents in this case
    • A lawyer will have to draw up the document for you.
    • A top secret government document was leaked to the press.
    • Remember that this is a legally binding document.
    • Several important official documents are missing.
    • The committee presented a discussion document at yesterday's meeting.
    • The document was agreed by the committee.
    • The draft version of the document contained several errors.
    • They have produced a new policy document.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • important
    • key
    • relevant
    … of document
    • copy
    verb + document
    • draft
    • draw up
    • prepare
    document + verb
    • concern something
    • deal with something
    • focus on something
    preposition
    • according to a/​the document
    • in a/​the document
    • throughout a/​the document
    phrases
    • a draft of a document
    • a version of a document
    • the authenticity of a document
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  2. a computer file that contains text that has a name that identifies it
    • Save the document before closing.
    • Click here to print your document.
    • a way to create and edit documents from a mobile device
    • an XML/a PDF document
    Extra Examples
    • Cut and paste is used to move text to a new place in the document.
    • This makes sharing documents, spreadsheets, and slideshows easy.
    • What happens if three people decide to edit the same document at the same time?
    • Encryption systems protect sensitive documents stored in the cloud.
    • Just upload your documents to the cloud.
    • Highlight a passage in the active document and click on the print icon.
    • I saved my work and opened a new document.
    • Scroll through the document using the scroll bar.
    • Scroll through the document using the slider bar on the right of the window.
    • Send and receive documents at the click of a button.
    • To create a new document, select New from the File menu.
    • to display documents on screen
    • a software tool for searching documents and retrieving information
    Topics Computersa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • electronic
    • printed
    • HTML
    verb + document
    • close
    • open
    • display
    preposition
    • in a/​the document
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  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin documentum ‘lesson, proof’ (in medieval Latin ‘written instruction, official paper’), from docere ‘teach’.
See document in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee document in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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