Meaning & use
Reuters
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Meanings
proper nounproper
An international news agency that supplies reports to newspapers, broadcasters, and websites around the world.
Grammar: Used like a singular name: Reuters says, Reuters has reported.
Patterns
- Reuters reports that ...
- according to Reuters
- Reuters news agency
Reuters reported that the talks would continue on Friday.
According to Reuters, the company plans to cut about 2,000 jobs.
She works as a correspondent for Reuters in Southeast Asia.
proper nounproperbusiness
The London-based company that owns this news agency and sells financial data and news services.
Grammar: Refers to the business itself, not to a single report; often followed by a singular verb.
Patterns
- Reuters Group
- Reuters news service
He bought shares in Reuters before the merger.
The data came from a Reuters terminal in the trading room.
Common combinations
- Reuters reports
- Reuters reports that the storm has reached the coast.
- according to Reuters
- According to Reuters, three people were injured.
- a Reuters correspondent
- A Reuters correspondent was the first to reach the scene.
- Reuters news agency
- The story was picked up by the Reuters news agency.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Associated Press
- A similar international news agency based in the US; use it when you mean that organization, not Reuters.
- Agence France-Presse
- The French equivalent news agency, often called AFP.
Commonly confused: Reuters or reuters (lowercase)?
Reuters vs reuters (lowercase)
The name is always written with a capital R; the lowercase form is only a misspelling.
Practice
Which sentence uses Reuters correctly?
Choose one answer.
Reuters is a singular proper noun for a news organization, so it takes a singular verb: Reuters reports. Option 0 uses a plural verb, which is not standard for this name in American English; option 1 wrongly adds 'a' before a proper noun; option 3 confuses the agency with a single journalist.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Reuters”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.