initial

US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/

UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/

A2

noun

  • First letter of your given name

verb

  • To authorize something by writing your initials

adjecitve

  • Existing or occurring at the beginning

Examples

She's always been known by her initials.

A stone over the door bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’.