# minutes

Pronunciation: say "MIN-its" /ˈmɪnɪts/

## Noun

1. Plural of minute. — plural of minute
   - Simple: Plural of minute. Use it when you mean more than one minute of time.
   - _The presentation ran twenty minutes longer than scheduled._
   - _Only a few minutes remained before the deadline._
2. The official notes kept to record what is said and decided during a meeting.
   - Simple: The written notes that record what people say and decide in a meeting.
   - _She circulated the minutes to all attendees within an hour of the meeting._
   - _The committee disputed the wording of the minutes before approving them._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present indicative of minute. — third-person singular simple present indicative of minute
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of minute. Use it when he, she, or it is writing down the notes of a meeting.
   - _Whoever chairs the session usually minutes the key decisions as well._
   - _An assistant minutes the negotiations so nothing is later disputed._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/minutes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).