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Formal and academic pieces of writing
General words for pieces of writing and documentation
Describing documents, letters or other pieces of writing
Types of written note
Referring to parts of documents or pieces of writing

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annual report
NOUN

a document that gives details of the financial activities of a company or other organization over
the past year

blue book
NOUN
BRITISH an official document containing information on a particular subject that is published by the
British government

certificate
NOUN

an official document or record stating that particular facts are true. For example a birth certificate
gives the official facts about your birth and a health certificate gives the facts about your state of
health.

charter
NOUN

an official document describing the goals, rights, or principles of an organization

company report
NOUN

a report that gives detailed information about what a company has done and how successful it has
been

concept statement
NOUN

a short official statement about the purpose of a project

confidentiality agreement
NOUN

an agreement in which a person or organization that has importantinformation about the activities of
another organization promises not to give it to anyone else

consent form
NOUN

a document that someone signs to show that they will allow something to happen

document
NOUN

a piece of paper or a set of papers containing official information

dossier
NOUN

a set of documents about a person or situation

draft
NOUN

something such as a plan, letter, or drawing that may have changes made to it before it is finished

fact sheet
NOUN

a piece of paper that gives all the important information about something

file
NOUN

a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they containinformation

form
NOUN

an official document that has spaces where you can put in information

Green Paper
NOUN

MAINLY BRITISH a document published by the government of the U.K. or Canada

that gives details of proposals so that they can be discussed before new laws are made

guarantee
NOUN

a document containing a guarantee

ID
NOUN

a document that gives the details of your name, address, and date of birth, sometimes with
a photograph

ID card
NOUN

an official document or card that shows who you are

identification
NOUN

something that proves who you are, especially a document with your name and a photograph
identification card
NOUN

AMERICAN an ID card

identity card
NOUN

BRITISH an ID card

invitation to tender
NOUN

a formal invitation to a small number of suppliers to make a detailed proposal for completing a
particular piece of work

leaflet
NOUN

a printed sheet of paper, usually folded, that is provided free and givesinformation about something

letter of agreement
NOUN

a document that states what has been agreed between two people or organizations

lock-in
NOUN

a written document that fixes something at a particular level or rate

mailing
NOUN

a letter, card, package, etc. sent as part of a mailing

mailshot
NOUN

BRITISH a mailing

master
NOUN

a document, photograph, recording, etc. from which copies are made

nondisclosure agreement
NOUN

an agreement that employees who have just joined a company, or who are just about
to leave a company, often have to sign, not to tell anyone any secret information relating to
their employer

note
NOUN

a short official document, especially one that you sign

notice
NOUN

an official document containing a warning, instructions, or information about something

palimpsest
NOUN

a very old document that writing was removed from and the surface written on again. Sometimes
the older writing on a palimpsest can still be read.

papyrus
NOUN

a document written on papyrus

parchment
NOUN

an old document written on parchment

petition
NOUN

a document signed by many people that asks someone in authority to do something

planner
NOUN

a document or computer program that you can use for planning something

position paper
NOUN
a document produced by an organization, especially a political organization, that gives its opinion on
something

proffer letter
NOUN

in the U.S., a binding written agreement between the prosecution and the accused as part of a
plea bargain

pro forma
NOUN

a standard document with questions or information on it

registration
NOUN

AMERICAN an official document that gives details of a vehicle and its owner

report
NOUN

a spoken or written account that gives information about a particular subject, situation, or event

report
NOUN

an official document on a particular subject, often made by

a group of people after studying a problem or situation carefully

rolling contract
NOUN

a contract that continues automatically unless someone decides to end it

rough
NOUN

a piece of writing or a drawing that is not finished

schedule
NOUN

FORMAL a document giving a list of prices, conditions, etc. for a particular thing

screed
NOUN

a long boring speech or piece of writing

submission
NOUN

a document that you formally give to someone who will make a decision about it

tender
NOUN

a formal written offer to provide goods or services for a particular price

text
NOUN

a written record of the words of a speech, lecture, program, or play

transcription
NOUN

a conversation, speech, or interview in written form

travelogue
NOUN

a movie, broadcast, or piece of writing that describes someones experiences while traveling

typescript
NOUN

a document that has been typed

vignette
NOUN

CINEMALITERATURE a short but interesting piece of writing or section of a movie

wordle
NOUN

a piece of text arranged in an image that shows how frequently differentwords are used in the text.
The most frequently used words appear in the largest letters.

working paper
NOUN
a report about a particular subject that is written in order to provideinformation for
a discussion, instead of one that provides information that will not change

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