Meanings
- Having the final, finished form.
However, drafting does not mean 'write in rough – correct – copy up in neat'.
2012, Tony Martin, Chira Lovat, Glynis Purnell, The Really Useful Literacy Book, page 1912 more examples
Younger learners will 'copy out in rough, copy it out in neat, draw a coloured border around it, highlight the keywords in primary colours, draw you a picture'.
1998, Alistair Smith, Accelerated Learning in Practice, page 43Where accounts exist both in rough (or draft) form and in neat (or finished) form, preference is given to the neat version, which may be considered more 'official,' unless the rough text preserves details lost in the neat text.
2007, Lawrence M. Clopper, Elizabeth Baldwin, David Mills, Cheshire Including Chester - Volume 1, page cxcv
Translations
Finnish siistinä, siistiksi
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French au propre, au net
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Polish skończony
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Cite this entry
in neat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20neat
“in neat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20neat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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