initial
/ɪˈnɪʃəl/
adjective
- Happening at the beginning; first.
- We made an initial payment of $500.
- Her initial reaction was surprise, but then she smiled.
- The initial plan was to build a small house, but they expanded it later.
noun
- The first letter of a name or word.
- His initials are JFK.
- The company logo uses the initials of the founder.
- Please write your initials at the bottom of the page.
verb
- To mark or sign with one's initials.
- She initialed the document to show she agreed.
- Please initial each page of the contract.
- The manager initialed the report before it was sent.