minutes
US /ˈmɪnɪts/UK /ˈmɪnɪts/
Definition
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The secretary took the minutes and circulated them to all board members the following morning.
Synonyms
- meeting recordshaving a meaning similar to minutes
- official proceedingshaving a meaning similar to minutes
Collocations
- Easy take minutesto perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding minutes
- Medium approve minutes of previous sessionto approve minutes of previous session, meaning to give sanction to
- Hard distribute verbatim meeting minutes to attendeesto distribute verbatim meeting minutes to attendees, meaning to administer or bestow, as in small portions
- Very Hard entered formally into official committee minutesto entered formally into official committee minutes, meaning to to come or go into
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