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approval

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ap⋅prov⋅al

  [uh-proo-vuhl]
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–noun
1. the act of approving; approbation.
2. formal permission or sanction.
3. Philately. one of a group of selected stamps sent by a dealer to a prospective customer for examination and either purchase or return.
—Idiom
4. on approval, without obligation to buy unless satisfactory to the customer upon trial or examination and, otherwise, returnable: We ship merchandise on approval.
Origin:
1680–90; approve + -al 2
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ap·prov·al   (ə-prōō'vəl)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of approving.

  2. An official approbation; a sanction.

  3. Favorable regard; commendation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

approval

see on approval; seal of approval.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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