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selvitys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • atlas noun A book of maps, often with extra tables, charts, or explanatory text.
  • clearance noun Official permission to proceed, access something, or travel.
  • clearing noun An open area within a forest or wooded area with no trees.
  • declaration noun A formal or official statement or announcement.
  • investigation noun A careful and systematic inquiry into the facts of a matter.
  • probe noun A formal investigation into a matter, often one involving wrongdoing.
  • report verb To give an account of an event or pass on information that has been observed or heard.
  • research noun Careful, systematic study of a subject to discover or confirm facts.

Senses

selvitys is used for these senses in English:

  • atlas A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject.
  • clearance (banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
  • clearing The act or process of making or becoming clear.
  • clearing (banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
  • declaration A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
  • investigation The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
  • probe (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry. [from 20th c.]
  • report A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

atlas — full definition

  1. noun A book of maps, often with extra tables, charts, or explanatory text.
  2. noun A bound collection of tables, charts, or illustrations covering a particular subject.
  3. noun The topmost bone of the neck, which supports the skull and allows it to nod.

clearance — full definition

  1. noun Official permission to proceed, access something, or travel.
  2. noun The available gap or distance between two objects, such as a vehicle and a low bridge.
  3. noun A sale of goods at reduced prices to clear out stock.

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