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initial

 
 
/ɪˈnɪʃəl/ verb [T] (initialling or US usually initialing, initialled or US usually initialed)

Definition

to write the first letters of each of your names on an official document to show that you have read it and agree with it: Initial and date each page of the contract.
to discuss and agree to an arrangement with another organization, country, etc.: The two nations used the summit to initial a deal on energy cooperation.
(Definition of initial verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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