In a sentence
Six example sentences with compliance, each labelled with its topic.
Hospital accreditation hinges on compliance, so every fridge temperature, every washing station, and every drug log is checked against the standard.
Medicine
The bank hired thirty more staff after regulators found that its lending files fell short of compliance with the disclosure rules.
Finance
Factories near the river must file monthly discharge readings, and compliance is verified by inspectors who arrive without any warning.
Environment
The board hired a compliance officer whose only job is to check that every branch follows the anti-bribery policy.
Business
Storing customer data in Europe brought a wave of compliance work, with every form now needing a consent box and a retention date.
Technology
Investors asked about compliance before revenue, since a health app that ignores privacy rules can be shut down overnight.
Startups
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Found in 5 published word lists
- Business English Academic Word ListAuthoritative
- Business Word List (part 2)Authoritative
- Medical Academic Word ListAuthoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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