Compliance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

acting according to certain accepted standards

a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːɪɾəlz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈeɪnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈeɪnz/

2 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːɪɾəlz/.

Examples

their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conformity conformation abidance obligingness submission compliancy deference complaisance

Antonyms

nonconformity noncompliance

Parts of Speech

noun	acting according to certain accepted standards “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
noun	a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
noun	the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

Word Forms

conform	verb	be similar, be in line with
comply	verb	act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
complaisant	adjective	showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
compliant	adjective	disposed or willing to comply
obliging	adjective	showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
deferential	adjective	showing deference
deferent	adjective	showing deference
submit	verb	yield to the control of another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einhaltung

nach bestimmten anerkannten Standards handeln

🇫🇷French

conformité

agir selon certaines normes acceptées

🇪🇸Spanish

cumplimiento

actuar de acuerdo con ciertos estándares aceptados

🇮🇹Italian

conformità

agire secondo determinati standard accettati

🇳🇱Dutch

naleving

handelen volgens bepaalde aanvaarde normen

🇵🇹Portuguese

conformidade

agindo de acordo com certos padrões aceitos

🇷🇺Russian

согласие

действовать в соответствии с определенными принятыми стандартами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुपालन

कुछ स्वीकृत मानकों के अनुसार कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্মতি

কিছু স্বীকৃত মান অনুযায়ী কাজ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

இணக்கம்

சில ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட தரநிலைகளின்படி செயல்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సమ్మతి

కొన్ని ఆమోదించబడిన ప్రమాణాల ప్రకారం వ్యవహరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुपालन

काही स्वीकृत मानकांनुसार कार्य करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુપાલન

અમુક સ્વીકૃત ધોરણો અનુસાર કાર્ય કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಸರಣೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಸ್ವೀಕೃತ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാലിക്കൽ

ചില അംഗീകൃത മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങൾക്കനുസൃതമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਲਣਾ

ਕੁਝ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਿਤ ਮਾਪਦੰਡਾਂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعمیل

کچھ قبول شدہ معیارات کے مطابق کام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遵守

根据某些公认的标准行事

🇯🇵Japanese

コンプライアンス

特定の受け入れられた基準に従って行動する

🇰🇷Korean

규정 준수

특정 허용 표준에 따라 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Tuân thủ

hành động theo những tiêu chuẩn được chấp nhận nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

การปฏิบัติตาม

ดำเนินการตามมาตรฐานที่เป็นที่ยอมรับบางประการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepatuhan

bertindak sesuai dengan standar tertentu yang diterima

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsunod

kumikilos ayon sa ilang tinatanggap na pamantayan

🇲🇾Malay

pematuhan

bertindak mengikut piawaian tertentu yang diterima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

امتثال

التصرف وفقا لمعايير معينة مقبولة

🇮🇷Persian

انطباق

عمل بر اساس استانداردهای پذیرفته شده خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

uyumluluk

kabul edilen belirli standartlara göre hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַתאָמָה

פועלים על פי סטנדרטים מקובלים מסוימים

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The primary meaning of 'compliance' is 'acting according to certain accepted standards'.

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