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approval
[ uh-proo-vuhl ]
noun
- the act of approving; approbation.
- formal permission or sanction.
- Philately. one of a group of selected stamps sent by a dealer to a prospective customer for examination and either purchase or return.
approval
/ əˈːə /
noun
- the act of approving
- formal agreement; sanction
- a favourable opinion; commendation
- on approval(of articles for sale) for examination with an option to buy or return
Other Word Forms
- ԴDza·DZa noun
- a·DZa noun
- a·DZa adjective
- a·DZa noun
- -·DZa noun
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.
More idioms and phrases containing approval
see on approval ; seal of approval .Example Sentences
Pelley disclosed the show had been facing increased corporate oversight because of Paramount’s desire to win the Trump administration’s approval of the Skydance deal.
"There was a poll out today that has your approval rating lower than any other congressional leader," Manu said.
According to Gallup, Trump is the only post-World War Two president to have less than half the public's support after 100 days in office, with an approval rating of 44%.
Noting his falling approval ratings, Karl Rove, the chief political advisor to former President George W. Bush, observed in an April 16 Wall Street Journal editorial that the nation is experiencing "Trump fatigue."
A series of national polls show that the approval rating of the Democratic Party has plummeted to historic lows since the 2024 election.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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