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Collocations for information - noun

ADJECTIVE

accurate, correct, precise
authoritative, credible, reliable
erroneous, false, inaccurate, incorrect
It is alleged that he gave false information to the tax authorities.
misleading
conflicting
complete
incomplete, insufficient
limited
unbiased
helpful, invaluable, pertinent (esp. AmE), relevant, useful, valuable
critical, crucial, important, vital
useless
necessary
timely
available
Further information is available on request.
missing
fresh, new
latest, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute
the latest information on the situation in the Middle East
updated
real-time
additional, extra, further, supplementary
general
general information about the company as a whole
basic
basic information like date of birth and phone number
background
anecdotal
detailed, in-depth
specific
factual
classified, confidential, non-public (esp. AmE), secret, sensitive
unclassified
price-sensitive
There are legal constraints on the use of price-sensitive information.
actionable (AmE)
personal
bibliographic, biographical, economic, educational, financial, social, technical, technological (AmE), etc.
contact
The leaflet provides contact information for your local branch.
intelligence
health
medical, patient
genetic

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… OF INFORMATION

item, piece
an interesting piece of information
bit, fragment, nugget, scrap, snippet
She let slip a few nuggets of information about herself.
mine, wealth
This book is a mine of information on the Romans.

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VERB + information

contain
have
Do you have the information I need?
retain, store
James is able to retain an enormous amount of factual information in his head.
database systems that process and store information
absorb, digest
process
incorporate, integrate (esp. AmE)
need, require
ask for, request, solicit
look for, seek
acquire, derive, find, gain, get, glean, obtain
information gained from research
collect, compile, gather
The police are still questioning witnesses and gathering information.
receive
dig up, uncover
Have you dug up any further information on the suspect?
elicit, extract, retrieve
the difficulties of extracting information from government officials
software that retrieves information from a variety of different sources
access
Portable computers are good for accessing information while on the move.
download, upload
post
New information will be posted on the Internet twice a month.
add
submit
disclose, divulge, give, impart, make available, provide (sb with), release, reveal, supply (sb with)
a court order preventing an ex-employee from disclosing confidential information
leak
Someone leaked information to the press.
communicate, convey, pass on, relate, relay
They passed on the information about the crime to the police.
transfer, transmit
deliver
forward
yield
The research has yielded a lot of information.
share
The Internet allows us to share information with our distributors.
circulate, disseminate, distribute
an organization that disseminates information about women in science
exchange
The two countries exchange information on wanted criminals.
offer, volunteer
She didn't volunteer that information, and I didn't ask.
withhold
It was improper of the broker to withhold the information from the stock exchange.
cover up, suppress
assimilate, collate, organize
check, verify
analyse/analyze, interpret
review
record
protect, safeguard
display, present
The way you present the information is important.
publish
use, utilize
act on, go on
At the moment we have very little information to go on.

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information + VERB

pertain to sth, relate to sth
information relating to the social background of the child
lead to sth
a reward for information leading to an arrest
contain sth, include sth
flow
The information flows in both directions.

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information + NOUN

provider, service
booth (esp. AmE), bureau, desk, centre/center, kiosk, office
manager, officer, professional, specialist
source
content
resources
pack (esp. BrE), packet (esp. AmE), sheet
database
network, system
technology (usually IT)
processing
management
provision
dissemination
flow
exchange, sharing
retrieval
request
needs, requirements
overload
gap
warfare
security
age
This is the information age and there's an insatiable appetite for data and speed.
revolution

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PREPOSITION

according to information
According to information received by the police, the terrorists have left the country.
for sb's information
This leaflet is produced for the information of our customers.
information about, information concerning, information on, information regarding
financial information concerning a company

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PHRASES

access to information
the exchange of information
the flow of information
to improve the flow of information within the company
a lack of information
a request for information
a source of information

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