prompt

[Prompt]

If you're prompt, you're on time. Go ahead and be prompt to class. Also, to prompt is to inspire or make happen. Getting in trouble for being late should prompt you to get a better alarm clock.

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A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.

Noun
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

Noun
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"

Verb
serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

Verb
assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Verb
give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

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Adjective S.
characterized by speed and efficiency

Adjective S.
performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

Adjective S.
according to schedule or without delay; "they were always on time"; "a prompt reply"

Adjective S.
quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready) response"; "a prompt smile"


n.
A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.

v. t.
To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.

v. t.
To suggest; to dictate.

v. t.
To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.


Prompt

Prompt, n. (Com.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.
To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.

Prompt

Prompt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prompted; p. pr. & vb. n. Prompting.] 1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity.
2. To suggest; to dictate.
And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams.
3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.

A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.

To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.

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Usage Examples

The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th.

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Other Usage Examples

Advertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed.

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