Work and business / B1

MIN-its/ˈmɪnɪts/

Minutes are the official written record of a meeting: the minutes; take the minutes; approve the minutes. A minute is sixty seconds (already in the dictionary as minute). Minute-taker is the person. Notes are informal; minutes are the agreed record. Do not write “the minute of the meeting” for this sense — use minutes. Circulate the minutes after the meeting.

Meaning

The official written record of what was said at a meeting.

Examples

• “Please read the minutes of the last meeting before we start.”
• “Any corrections to the minutes should be sent by Friday.”
• “She was asked to take the minutes because the secretary was off sick.”

Good to know

the minutes of the meeting; take / approve / circulate the minutes. Informal: notes. Time unit: a minute. Plural for the record.

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