approval
Use Approval in a sentence
vəl noun
Idioms 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.
4.
on approval, without obligation to buy unless satisfactory to the customer upon trial or examination and, otherwise, returnable: We ship merchandise on approval.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of approving |
| 2. | formal agreement; sanction |
| 3. | a favourable opinion; commendation |
| 4. | on approval (of articles for sale) for examination with an option to buy or return |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The degree, a master's in management, still requires the approval of other university bodies.
One challenge facing the new devices is winning the approval of regulators.
Approval expected for genetically modified salmon.
The company combed its email logs to make sure no approval notice had been received.
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