1. the first letters of a person’s names

1. to mark or sign with one’s initials

Examples

• Please write your initials at the bottom of each page.
• Her initials are M.J.S. for Mary Jane Smith.
• The briefcase had gold initials embossed on the leather.
• You need to initial each change on the contract.
• The teacher initialed the student’s homework to show it was checked.
• He carved his initials into the tree trunk.
• The monogrammed towels displayed the family’s initials.