Meanings
nounreporting (countable and uncountable, plural reportings)
plural reportings
- The creation of reports.
- countableuncountableSuch creation in business, government, or other kinds of administration.
The best thing about this database software is how much it automates the reporting.
- countableuncountableSuch creation in journalism, as contrasted with other aspects such as analysis and opinion.
Holonym: journalism
1 more example
Our reporters do some of the best reporting you'll find anywhere, and some have won Pulitzer prizes.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of report
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian отчетност
- отчетност (otčetnost)creation of reports
Danish rapportering
- rapporteringcreation of reports
German Berichterstattung, Berichtswesen
- Berichterstattungcreation of reports
- Berichtswesencreation of reports
Icelandic skýrslugerð
- skýrslugerðcreation of reports
Italian creazione di rapporti
- creazione di rapporticreation of reports
Swedish rapportering, journalistik
- rapporteringcreation of reports
- journalistikcreation of reports
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
reporting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reporting
MLA
“reporting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reporting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reporting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reporting.
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