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info

American  
[in-foh] / ˈɪn foʊ /

noun

Informal.

  1. information.

info 1 British  
/ ˈɪnfəʊ /

noun

  1. informal short for information

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info 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. an information provider

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Etymology

Origin of info

First recorded in 1910–15; by final shortening

Example Sentences

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I repeat what I told Dad last spring, and then again after Mom and I went to the info night that he couldn’t, or rather wouldn’t, come to.

From Literature

“It’s time to add more info tech to the portfolio,” said Michael Darda, chief economist and market strategist at Roth Capital, in a note published Sunday.

From MarketWatch

Insider info: Though the film takes place in Oslo and much of it is in Norwegian, Skarsgård is actually speaking his native Swedish.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then inspiration hit: I booked us a last-minute getaway to Mexico, and ordered a Mexican birding guide that I could gift-wrap and put under the tree, with our flight info tucked inside.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the pandemic, when doctors and medical experts needed to get info out to the public quickly, the peer review process was regularly eschewed and studies were hosted on preprint servers.

From Salon

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