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correction

US /kɚˈɛkʃən/

noun Target · B2 Văn phòng

Definition

the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please make the correction on page three and send me the final version.

Word Family

NounNoun
correction gốc
VerbVerb
AdjectiveAdj
correctional
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • rectification(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
  • amendmentthe act of amending or correcting

Collocations

  • Easy make a correction
    to create, produce, or cause regarding a correction
  • Medium error correction in the spreadsheet
    describing error correction in the spreadsheet (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
  • Hard market correction in equities
    to market correction in equities, meaning to engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
  • Very Hard course correction to avert disaster
    to course correction to avert disaster, meaning to move swiftly through or over

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