Meaning & use
Initialling
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Marking or signing with one's initials, typically to indicate approval of a document or a specific change within it.
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The lawyer spent the afternoon initialling each page of the contract.
Initialling the revised clause confirmed both parties agreed to the change.
A note on using this word
The double-l spelling "initialling" is standard British English, while American English typically uses "initialing."
Words with a similar meaning
signingendorsing
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