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jotting

American  
[jot-ing] / ˈdʒɒt ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of a person who jots.

  2. a quickly written or brief note; memorandum.

jotting British  
/ ˈdʒɒtɪŋ /

noun

  1. something jotted down

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • jotty adjective

Etymology

Origin of jotting

First recorded in 1800–10; jot + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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As he got older, he started jotting down financial terms he didn’t understand to later look them up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Try jotting down three fractions separated by multiplication signs: earnings/sales x sales/assets x assets/equity.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Williams recommends jotting down the fears about money that are holding you back.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

The TV camera zooms in on David Moyes who is jotting down something in a notepad.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

He read each one carefully, jotting responses in the margins so that a staffer could prepare a reply or forward a concern on to a cabinet secretary.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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