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complaint — com‧plaint [kəmˈpleɪnt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a written or spoken statement by someone complaining about something: • Our sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner. • a letter of complaint… … Financial and business terms
cause — [kôz] n. [ME < OFr < L causa, a cause, reason, judicial process, lawsuit: infl. (in CAUSE senses 4 & 5) by CASE1] 1. anything producing an effect or result 2. a person or thing acting voluntarily or involuntarily as the agent that brings… … English World dictionary
complaint — n. 1) to bring, file, lodge, make, register a complaint 2) to express, voice a complaint 3) to act on, respond to a complaint 4) to disregard, ignore; reject a complaint 5) a bitter, loud, vociferous; justified; legitimate; unjustified complaint… … Combinatory dictionary
complaint — noun 1 act of complaining ADJECTIVE ▪ serious ▪ common, familiar, frequent ▪ minor, small ▪ only … Collocations dictionary
cause — 1 noun 1 WHAT CAUSES STH (C) a person, event, or thing that makes something happen (+ of): What was the cause of the accident? | The doctor had recorded the cause of death as heart failure. | root/underlying etc cause (=the basic cause): The root … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
complaint */*/*/ — UK [kəmˈpleɪnt] / US noun Word forms complaint : singular complaint plural complaints 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a written or spoken statement in which someone says they are not satisfied with something make/file/lodge a complaint: I intend to … English dictionary
complaint — com|plaint [ kəm pleınt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a written or spoken statement in which someone says they are not satisfied with something: make/file/lodge a complaint: I intend to make a complaint. complaint about: Customers lodged a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
complaint — [[t]kəmple͟ɪnt[/t]] ♦♦♦ complaints 1) N VAR: oft N about n A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation. There s been a record number of complaints about the standard of service on Britain s… … English dictionary
complaint — noun 1) they lodged a complaint Syn: protest, objection, grievance, grouse, cavil, quibble, grumble; charge, accusation, criticism; jeremiad; informal beef, gripe, whinge; Law plaint 2) little cause for complaint … Thesaurus of popular words
cause — n. & v. n. 1 a that which produces an effect, or gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition. b a person or thing that occasions something. c a reason or motive; a ground that may be held to justify something (no cause for complaint). 2 a… … Useful english dictionary
