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submit
/səbˈmɪt/ verb (-tt-)Definition
› [T] to formally send a document, plan, etc. to a person or group in authority so that they can make a decision about it: submit a bid/plan/proposal The consortium has yet to submit a bid.submit a letter/report/request They submitted the report after the retailer said that it might choose a replacement ad agency last year. Applications must be submitted by December 5.
› [T] formal or LAW to suggest or say something: In conclusion, I submit that the proposal will not work without some major changes.
submit your resignation › HR to tell your employer that you are leaving your job or position: He was given the choice on Wednesday to either submit his resignation, or be fired.
› [I or T] to allow another person or group to have authority or control over you, or to accept something unwillingly: They were required to agree that future industrial disputes would be submitted to arbitration.
(Definition of submit verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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