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self-report

American  
[self-ri-pawrt] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈpɔrt /

verb

self-reported, self-reporting
  1. to report or give an account of (one's own actions, problems, feelings, etc.).


adjective

  1. relating to, used in, or obtained through a process in which people or organizations report on their own actions, problems, feelings, etc.

noun

plural

self-reports
  1. a report made by a person or organization about their own actions, problems, feelings, etc., especially in a data-gathering context for psychological or social science research; the act of making such a report.

Other Word Forms

  • self-reported adjective
  • self-reportedly adverb

Example Sentences

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Mitch Roob, secretary of Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration and acting Medicaid director, said he presented an ultimatum to autism therapy providers to self-report any past abuses or fraud by April 3 during a recent meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Currently, many platforms rely on people who sign up to self-report their own ages.

From BBC

“We’d still be relying on the platforms to define their own rules, apply their own models and self-report their outcomes.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Serious questions need to be asked about how, if trusts are unable to accurately self-report compliance, how satisfied can we be that similar misreporting is not commonplace in other areas of self-reporting."

From BBC

Beimel uses motion capture to provide pitching feedback, and uses health technology that coincides with its athletes having to self-report daily to track overexertion and determine how best to use their bodies.

From Los Angeles Times