Meaning & use
update report
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Meanings
nouncountable
A written or spoken account that gives the newest facts about a situation, project, or event.
Grammar: Countable: use 'a/an' or a plural — 'an update report', 'two update reports'.
Patterns
- an update report on something
- an update report about something
- submit/write an update report
The manager asked each team to send an update report by Friday.
Her update report on the road repairs was only two pages long.
We read the weekly update report before the meeting started.
nouncountablebusiness
A regular document in which someone records the latest progress on their work.
Grammar: Often used with words like 'monthly', 'weekly', or 'progress' before it.
Patterns
- a monthly/weekly update report
- a progress update report
Please attach your monthly update report to the email.
The progress update report showed that half the work was finished.
He files an update report every Monday morning.
Word forms
| plural | update reports |
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Common combinations
- write an update report
- I have to write an update report for my supervisor tonight.
- submit an update report
- All departments must submit an update report before the deadline.
- a weekly update report
- A weekly update report keeps everyone informed about delays.
- an update report on something
- She prepared an update report on the new software.
- receive an update report
- The board received an update report at the end of the quarter.
Synonyms and how they differ
- progress report
- Very close in meaning, but it stresses how far the work has advanced rather than simply giving the latest news.
- briefing
- A briefing is usually spoken and given to a group, while an update report is normally written.
- summary
- A summary gives the main points briefly, but it may not contain the newest information that an update report does.
Word family
Commonly confused: update report or updated report? update report or up-to-date report?
update report vs updated report
'Updated report' means a report that has been changed to include new facts; 'update report' is a report whose purpose is to give an update.
update report vs up-to-date report
'Up-to-date' describes a report containing the latest facts, while an 'update report' is the document itself, which may be old or new.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Update report' is a countable singular noun, so it needs 'an' before the vowel sound. Option 0 uses 'a' wrongly, option 2 has no article, and option 3 is not grammatical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “update report”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.