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approval
[uh-proo-vuhl]
noun
the act of approving; approbation.
formal permission or sanction.
Philately.Ģżone of a group of selected stamps sent by a dealer to a prospective customer for examination and either purchase or return.
approval
/ ÉĖ±č°ł³ÜĖ±¹É±ō /
noun
the act of approving
formal agreement; sanction
a favourable opinion; commendation
(of articles for sale) for examination with an option to buy or return
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- nonapproval noun
- preapproval noun
- proapproval adjective
- reapproval noun
- self-approval noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
on approval, without obligation to buy unless satisfactory to the customer upon trial or examination and, otherwise, returnable.
We ship merchandise on approval.
Example Sentences
Skydanceās $8-billion takeover of Paramount has been in a holding pattern for months as the two companies wait for federal regulatorsā approval.
In Wales, England and Scotland abortion is allowed up to 24 weeks of pregnancy with the approval of two doctors.
Switching to such an expansion model has the backing of Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney, but will need the approval of the RFU Council to become reality.
Shelagh McKinlay, from the charity Myeloma UK, said the approval would "transform the lives of thousands" and it was "fantastic to see the UK at the forefront of myeloma treatment".
Local authorities have the power to raise the tax by up to 5% every year, without central government approval, although some choose lower increases.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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