initials

noun
UK /ɪˈnɪʃəlz/
US /ɪˈnɪʃəlz/

The first letters of your names.

Please write your initials on the top of the page.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The first letters of a person's full name used as a short signature.

The teacher put her initials on each test paper.

3. The first letters of the words in a name or phrase.

The initials of the United States are U.S.

4. To mark something with your initials.

He initialed each page of the contract.