report

v. give an account, provide a detailed statement about an occurrence or situation; tell, inform; present oneself; collect information for a news story

n. detailed account of an occurrence or situation; rumor or story that is widely known; sound of a gunshot

In writing, a report or document characterized by information or other content reflective of inquiry or investigation, tailored to the context of a given situation and audience. The purpose of reports is usually to inform. However, reports may include persuasive elements, such as recommendations, suggestions, or other motivating conclusions that indicate possible future actions the report reader might take. Reports can be public or private, and often address questions posed by individuals in government, business, education, and science. Reports often take the structure of scientific investigation: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (IMRAD). They may also follow a problem-solution structure based on the audience's questions or concerns. As for format, reports range from a simpler format with headings to indicate topics, to more complex formats including charts, tables, figures, pictures, tables of contents, abstracts, summaries, appendices, footnotes, hyperlinks, and references.
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Noun
1. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
(synonym) study, written report
(hypernym) document, written document, papers
(hyponym) assay
2. a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
(synonym) news report, story, account, write up
(hypernym) news
(hyponym) newsletter, newssheet
(derivation) cover
3. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
(synonym) account
(hypernym) informing, making known
(hyponym) summarization, summarisation
(derivation) cover
4. a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"
(hypernym) noise
5. a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card"
(synonym) report card
(hypernym) information, info
6. an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
(synonym) composition, paper, theme
(hypernym) essay
(hyponym) term paper
7. the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"
(synonym) reputation
(hypernym) estimate, estimation
Verb
1. to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
(synonym) describe, account
(hypernym) inform
(derivation) study, written report
2. announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"
(hypernym) announce, denote
(derivation) study, written report
3. announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
(hypernym) announce, denote
(hyponym) check in, sign in
4. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"
(hypernym) inform
5. be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City"
(synonym) cover
(hypernym) inform
(verb-group) cover
(derivation) account
6. complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the superviser"
(hypernym) complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

n. report, detailed account of an occurrence or situation; contango, fee for delay, fee for postponement

n. postponement, deferment, transfer