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Business Definition for: Complaint

  • an expression of dissatisfaction with a product or service, either orally or in writing, from an internal or external customer. A customer may have a genuine cause for complaint, although some complaints may be made as a result of a misunderstanding or an unreasonable expectation of a product or service. How a complaint is handled will affect the overall level of customer satisfaction and may affect long-term customer loyalty. It is important for providers to have clear procedures for dealing rapidly with any complaints, to come to a fair conclusion, and to explain the reasons for what may be perceived by the customer as a negative response.
  • Also known as Customer Complaint

Wiktionary Definition for: Complaint

  • a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining
  • Ex:''I have no '''complaints''' about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.''
  • a bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder
  • Ex:''Don't come too close, I've got this nasty '''complaint'''.''

Additional Resources

Employee Complaint Form
When an employee brings forth a complaint, it is imperative that you engage in a prompt and thorough investigation. It is also important to have an employee document the entirety of his or her complaint, as it serves not only as a guideline for the investigation but also prevents him...
Tags: Complaint, Employee
Tools & templates 2000-12-12
Complaint Letter, Unsatisfactory Products
You have received defective merchandise and you want to complaint about the same to the vendor? Then you must write a letter to the vendor. While writing a complaint letter, be specific about the nature of the problem, give the supplier the benefits of the doubts, propose a remedy and...
Tags: Best Sample Letters, Complaint Letter, Channel Management, Benefits, Marketing, Human Resources
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Responding To Justified Complaint: Rudeness
If you have received a complaint letter from customer against the rude behaviour of your employee, hence you have to express apology and give a response to the complaint letter with assuring that it will never happen once again, here is the template.
Tags: LetterPremier.com
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Complementing Response To Complaint
Do you want to appreciate company's effort for giving proper response to your complaint? Then use this template to praises a company for its response to a previous complaint.
Tags: Response, Complaint, Best Sample Letters
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Complaint Service Is Too Slow
Want to complaint about slow complaint service? Then use this template as a complaint letter to an online service that their servers and other connections are too slow.
Tags: Best Sample Letters, Complaint Service, Servers, Hardware
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Career Education Corporation Responds to Amended Class Action Complaint
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Career Education Corporation (Nasdaq:CECO) said it has reviewed a copy of the amended class action complaint filed by Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP. The company continues to believe the complaint is without merit. The company and individuals named in the complaint will vigorously defend themselves...
Tags: class action
Research articles 2004-06-18
Responding To Justified Complaint: Delayed Shipment
If you have received a complaint letter from customer against the delayed shipment, therefore you have to express apology and give a response to the complaint letter, here is the template.
Tags: LetterPremier.com
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Responding To Justified Complaint: Incorrect Shipment
If you have received a complaint letter from customer against the incorrect shipment, therefore you have to express apology and give a response to the complaint letter, here is the template.
Tags: Shipment, LetterPremier.com
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Responding To Justified Complaint: Return
If you have received a complaint letter from customer against the product and he/she wishes to return it, therefore you have to give a response to the complaint letter with assuring that you will accept the return of that product and will send the amount as soon as possible, here...
Tags: LetterPremier.com
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Responding To Unjustified Complaint: Return
If you have received a complaint letter from customer against the product and wishes to return it, hence you have to give a response to the complaint letter and to inform the customer that you will not accept the return, here is the template.
Tags: LetterPremier.com
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
US group files complaint against Quorn - Company News - Center for Science in the Public Interest files complaint with FTC - Brief Article
A US consumer group has filed a complaint against meat substitute Quorn with the Federal Trade Commission FTC.
Tags: FTC
Research articles 2002-04-11
Complaint Billing Problem
Use this letter to make a complaint to an online service that they have billed you incorrectly.
Tags: Billing, Complaint, Best Sample Letters
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
False Advertising Complaint
Use this template as a letter to make a complaint that a company is running misleading advertisements.
Tags: Advertisement, Complaint, Best Sample Letters
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Final Complaint
Use this template as a follow-up letter to the first and second product complaint letters, and expresses your anger at having been ignored. This is the time to threaten further action.
Tags: Letter, Best Sample Letters
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
AnywhereCD Files Complaint Against Warner Music Group
SAN DIEGO -- AnywhereCD - www.anywherecd.com - filed a complaint this morning against Warner Music and WMG for a declaratory judgment that AnywhereCD has not breached its agreement with Warner Music and has the rights to sell MP3 Albums of Warner Music artists. The company also seeks damages for business...
Tags: Warner Music Group Corp.
Research articles 2007-04-20
Avant! Corporation Denies Cadence Charges, Will Defend Complaint Vigorously
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 7, 1995--Avant! Corporation stated that on December 6, 1995, the Company was served with a civil complaint filed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, and names Avant!, Gerald C. Hsu, the company's president and chief...
Tags: Cadence Design Systems Inc.
Research articles 1995-12-07
Responding To Unjustified Complaint: Damaged Shipment
If you have received a complaint letter from customer against the damaged shipment, hence you have to express apology and give a response to the complaint letter by making aware the customer about your terms and conditions for shipment procedure i.e. you will not be responsible for any kind of...
Tags: Shipment, LetterPremier.com
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Sequoia Agrees to Settle SEC Complaint
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE-- February 16, 1995--Sequoia Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:SEQS) announced today that it has agreed to settle a civil Complaint brought against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC relating to the company's fiscal 1991 and 1992 financial statements and annual reports. The Complaint did not seek...
Tags: SEC
Research articles 1995-02-16
Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado changes complaint system
The Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado has modified its complaint handling procedures to comply with those of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. The changes are designed to make the complaint reporting system more concise and consistent.
Research articles 2004-04-16
Patient Expectations of Fair Complaint Handling in Hospitals: Empirical Data
A common finding in several studies is patients' dissatisfaction with complaint handling in health care. The reasons why are for the greater part unknown. The key to an answer may be found in a better understanding of patients' expectations. The authors have investigated patients' expectations of complaint handling in hospitals.
Tags: Patient, Hospital, BioMed Central
White papers 2006-08-18
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