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instruction in‧struc‧tion [ɪnˈstrʌkʆn] noun [countable]

1. a statement telling someone what they must do:

• He claimed that brokers had failed to carry out his instructions to sell the stocks.

ˈshipping inˌstructions COMMERCE TRANSPORT

[plural] a document sent by an exporter giving details of how goods are to be shipped and delivered:

• Several major customers now send shipping instructions electronically.

2. COMPUTING a command given to a computer to carry out a particular operation:

• The chip has a peak speed of 400 million instructions a second.

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instruction UK US /ɪnˈstrʌkʃ^ən/ noun

● instructions — Cf. instructions

► [C, usually plural] something that someone tells you to do: »It was a confusing instruction, and I wasn't sure what he wanted me to do.
give sb instructions on sth »My boss gave me instructions on what to say to the press.
give sb instructions to do sth »She gave me instructions not to contact the customer directly.
»to issue/receive instructions
»clear/firm/strict instructions
act on/carry out/follow (sb's) instructions »The shares allow him to force the board to carry out his instructions.
disregard/ignore (sb's) instructions »I ignored the instructions I had been given and went ahead with the deal anyway.

► [C] IT a piece of information that tells a computer how to do something: »Simple computer processors execute instructions one after the other.

► [U] the act of teaching something: instruction in/on sth »You will receive instruction on how to operate the system.

● an instruction manual/book — Cf. an instruction manual/book

● be under instructions — Cf. be under instructions

● on the instruction(s) of sb — Cf. on the instructions of sb

● under instruction — Cf. under instruction

Financial and business terms. 2012.