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Promptness meaning in English
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Promptness
see synonyms of promptnessNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Promptness
see synonyms of promptnessadjective
1.
performed or executed without delay
2.
quick or ready to act or respond
adverb
3. informal
punctually
verb
4. (transitive)
to urge (someone to do something)
5.
to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
6. (transitive)
to refresh the memory of
7. (transitive)
to give rise to by suggestion
his affairs will prompt discussion
noun
8. business
a.
the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit
b.
the contract specifying this time limit
c. Also called: prompt note
a memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him or her of the time limit and the sum due
9.
the act of prompting
10.
anything that serves to remind
11.
an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available
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Promptness
see synonyms of promptness adjective
1.
quick to act or to do what is required; ready, punctual, etc.
2.
done, spoken, etc. at once or without delay
noun
3. Business
a.
the time limit specified for the payment of an account
b.
the contract in which the due date is specified
4.
an act of prompting; reminder
5. Computing
a message on a video screen that requests the operator to enter information or a command
verb transitive
6.
to urge into action; provoke
7.
to remind (a person) of something he or she has forgotten; specif., to help (an actor,
etc. who has forgotten a line) with a cue
8.
to move or inspire by suggestion
9. Computing
to request information with a prompt (sense 5)
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Promptness
see synonyms of promptnessadj. prompt·er, prompt·est
1. Being on time; punctual.
2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.
tr.v. prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts
1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.
3. To assist with a reminder; remind.
4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.
n.
1.
a. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
b. A reminder or cue.
2. Computers A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
3. Something which inspires a response, especially a statement or series of questions designed to provoke creative or critical thought from a student: In English class today, the teacher gave us the prompt for our final essay.
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