introduction
Definitions
General English
- noun a part at the beginning of a book which describes the subject of the book
- noun a book which gives basic information about a subject
General Science
- noun the bringing of something to a new place
Accounting
- noun the act of bringing an established company to the stock exchange (i.e., getting permission for the shares to be traded on the Stock Exchange, used when a company is formed by a demerger from an existing larger company, and no new shares are being offered for sale)
Agriculture
- noun the process of bringing something into being or using something new
- noun a plant or animal that has been brought to a new place
Aviation
- noun something written which comes at the beginning of a report, chapter, etc., or something spoken which comes at the beginning of a talk
- noun the act of bringing into use
Banking
- noun a letter making someone get to know another person
- noun the first part of written text or spoken information which tells what the rest of the document or talk is about
- noun a book that provides elementary information on a specific subject
Medical
- noun the act of putting something inside something
- noun the act of starting a new process
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