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re⋅port

  [ri-pawrt, -pohrt]
Use reporting in a Sentence
–noun
1. an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
2. a statement or announcement.
3. a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip.
4. an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., esp. as taken down for publication.
5. a loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon.
6. a statement of a student's grades, level of achievement, or academic standing for or during a prescribed period of time.
7. Computers. output, esp. printed, containing organized information.
8. a statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of a case argued and determined in a court of justice.
9. reports, Law. a collection of adjudications.
10. repute; reputation; fame: a man of bad report.
–verb (used with object)
11. to carry and repeat, as an answer or message; repeat, as what one has heard.
12. to relate, as what has been learned by observation or investigation.
13. to give or render a formal account or statement of: to report a deficit.
14. to send back (a bill, amendment, etc.) to a legislative body with a formal report outlining findings and recommendations (often fol. by out): The committee reported out the bill.
15. to make a charge against (a person), as to a superior: I intend to report him to the dean for cheating.
16. to make known the presence, condition, or whereabouts of: to report a ship missing.
17. to present (oneself) to a person in authority, as in accordance with requirements.
18. to take down (a speech, lecture, etc.) in writing.
19. to write an account of (an event, situation, etc.), as for publication in a newspaper.
20. to relate or tell.
–verb (used without object)
21. to prepare, make, or submit a report of something observed, investigated, or the like.
22. to serve or work as a reporter, as for a newspaper.
23. to make one's condition or whereabouts known, as to a person in authority: to report sick.
24. to present oneself duly, as at a place: to report to Room 101.
—Idiom
25. on report, Military. (of personnel) under restriction pending disciplinary action.
Origin:
1325–75; (v.) ME reporten < MF reporter, OF < L reportāre to carry back, equiv. to re- re- + portāre to carry (see port 5 ); (n.) ME < MF, deriv. of reporter

Related forms:
re⋅port⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. description, story. 2. bulletin, dispatch. 5. shot, detonation. 11, 12. relay. 15. accuse. 20. narrate, rehearse, recount, describe, detail, repeat.
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re·port   (rĭ-pôrt' -pōrt')   
n.  

  1. An account presented usually in detail.

  2. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group.

  3. Law A published collection of authoritative accounts of court cases or of judicial decisions. Often used in the plural.

  4. Common talk; rumor or gossip: According to report, they eloped.

  5. Reputation; repute: a person of bad report.

  6. An explosive noise: the report of a rifle.

v.   re·port·ed, re·port·ing, re·ports

v.   tr.

  1. To make or present an often official, formal, or regular account of.

  2. To relate or tell about; present: report one's findings. See Synonyms at describe.

  3. To write or provide an account or summation of for publication or broadcast: report the news.

  4. To submit or relate the results of considerations concerning: The committee reported the bill.

  5. To carry back and repeat to another: reported the rumor of a strike.

  6. To complain about or denounce: reported them to the principal.

v.   intr.

  1. To make a report.

  2. To serve as a reporter for a publication, broadcasting company, or other news media.

  3. To present oneself: report for duty.

  4. To be accountable: She reports directly to the board of directors.

Phrasal Verb(s):
report outTo return after deliberation to a legislative body for action: The committee reported the new tax bill out.

Idiom(s):
on reportSubject to disclipinary action.

[Middle English, from Old French, from reporter, to report, from Latin reportāre : re-, re- + portāre, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
re·port'a·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

report  (n.)
c.1374, "an account brought by one person to another, rumor," from O.Fr. report (Mod.Fr. rapport), from reporter "to tell, relate," from L. reportare "carry back," from re- "back" + portare "to carry" (see port (1)). Meaning "formal statement of results of an investigation" first attested 1661; sense of "teacher's official statement of a pupil's work and behavior" is from 1873 (report card first attested 1929). Meaning "resounding noise" is from 1590. The verb is attested from c.1386. Reporter (c.1386) in the newspaper sense is from 1798; hence reportorial, irregular formation first recorded 1858. Reportage "the describing of events" is from 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

report

A confirmation of a transaction at the time of execution.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Main Entry: report
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to make a written record or summary of <report a case> b : to make a shorthand record of
2 a : to give a formal or official account or statement of b : to return or present (a matter officially referred for consideration) with conclusions or recommendations; specifically : REPORT OUT c : to announce or relate as the result of a special search, examination, or investigation d : to make known to the proper authorities <reported the fire> e : to make a charge of misconduct against <reported him for harassment> intransitive verb 1 : to present oneself <reported for jury duty>
2 : to make, issue, submit, or present a report report this afternoon>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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