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acte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • bill noun A request for payment, listing what is owed for goods or services.
  • deed noun An action, especially a notable or significant one.
  • instrument noun A tool, especially a precise one used for measuring, medical work, or scientific tasks.
  • minutes noun The official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.
  • proceeding noun A formal step or action taken as part of a process, especially a legal one.

Senses

acte is used for these senses in English:

  • act The process of doing something.
  • bill A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
  • instrument (legal) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
  • minutes The official notes kept during a meeting.
  • proceeding (always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.

act — full definition

  1. verb To do something; to take action.
  2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To behave in a particular way.
  4. noun Something done; a deed.
  5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

bill — full definition

  1. noun A request for payment, listing what is owed for goods or services.
  2. noun A proposed law presented to a legislature for debate and approval.
  3. noun A piece of paper currency.
  4. noun The beak of a bird.
  5. verb To send someone an invoice for money owed.

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