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noun ADJ. accurate, correct, precise | false It is alleged that he gave false information to the tax authorities. | relevant, useful, valuable | useless | available Further information is available on request. | missing | fresh, new | latest, up-to-date the latest information on lung conditions | additional, extra, further | general general information about the company as a whole | basic basic information like date of birth, doctor's name and phone number | background | detailed | factual | classified, confidential, secret | price-sensitive There are legal constraints on the use of price-sensitive information. | bibliographic, economic, educational, financial, social, technological, etc. QUANT. item, piece an interesting piece of information | bit, fragment, nugget, scrap, snippet She let slip a few nuggets of information about herself. | mine, wealth This book is a mine of information on the Romans. VERB + INFORMATION contain | have Do you have the information I need? | retain, store James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual information in his head. database systems that process and store information | need, require | ask for, request | look for, seek | find, gain, get, obtain information gained from research | collect, gather The police are still questioning witnesses and gathering information. | receive | dig up Have you dug up any further information on the suspect? | extract, retrieve the difficulties of extracting information from government officials software that retrieves information from a variety of different sources | access Portable computers are good for accessing information while travelling. | download | disclose, give, impart, make available, provide (sb with), supply (sb with) a court order preventing an ex-employee from disclosing confidential information | leak Someone leaked information to the press. | pass on They passed on the information about the crime to the police. | circulate, disseminate an organization that collects and disseminates information about women in science | exchange The French and British police will exchange information on wanted criminals. | withhold It was improper of the broker to withhold the information from the stock exchange. | cover up, suppress | collate, organize | check | analyse | present The way you present the information is important. | publish | act on, go on At the moment we've very little information to go on. INFORMATION + VERB relate to sth information relating to the social background of the child | lead to sth a reward for information leading to an arrest INFORMATION + NOUN service | bureau, desk, office, centre | source | system | processing PREP. according to ~ According to information received by the police, the terrorists have left the country. | for sb's ~ This leaflet is produced for the information of our customers. | ~ about/concerning/on/regarding financial information concerning a company PHRASES access to information, the exchange of information, the flow of information to improve the flow of information within the company | a lack of information, a request for information, a source of information
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information ADJECTIVES/NOUN + information useful/valuable • The information he gave me was very useful. correct/accurate • Are you sure this information is correct? wrong/false • He was jailed for providing false information to the police. relevant (= about the subject you are interested in ) • Some of the information in the article is not particularly relevant. confidential/secret • That information was confidential and should not have been passed on. more/further/additional information • For more information, visit our website. new information • The police have received new information about the case. the latest information (= information that has been discovered very recently ) • We have access to all the latest information. the necessary information • This leaflet should provide you with all the necessary information. detailed information • More detailed information is available free on request. financial/economic information • The financial information contained in the report is based on the company's audited accounts. background information (= information explaining what happened before the present situation ) • He gave us some background information about the trial. verbs have information • Do you have any information about coach trips to Oxford? contain information • The documents contained top secret information. get/receive information • It is vital that people receive the information they need. give/provide information • a booklet giving information about local education services collect/gather information • The job consisted of gathering information about consumer needs. need information • When I needed information for my report, Jack was always extremely helpful. look for information ( also seek information formal ) • Journalists going to the building to seek information were denied entry. exchange information (= give information to each other ) • The meetings provided an opportunity to exchange information. disseminate information formal (= give it to a lot of people ) • The internet plays a key role in disseminating information. phrases a piece/bit of information ( also an item of information formal ) • He provided me with several useful pieces of information. a source of information (= someone or something that can provide information ) • Newspapers are valuable sources of information.