Meaning of approval | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements
2. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
   countable, uncountable
3. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones
4. For examination or trial by a customer without the obligation to buy: took the dress on approval.
5. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
   countable, uncountable
6. Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item
7. on approval, subject to being tried or tested and rejected if not satisfactory.
8. Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.
   countable, especially, uncountable
9. the act or state of agreeing to or being pleased with (a person, thing etc). This proposal meets with my approval. goedkeuring مُوافَقَة، قُبول، إسْتِحْسان одобрение aprovação schválení die Billigung godkendelse; bifald έγκρισηaprobación heakskiit موافقت؛ نظر مساعد hyväksyntä approbationאישור, הסכמה अनुमोदन odobrenje jóváhagyás persetujuan samþykki; velþóknun approvazione 賛成 승인 pritarimas atzīšana; apstiprinājums kelulusan goedkeuringgodkjenning, bifall, samtykkezgoda قبلول، موافقه aprovação ...
   etc
10. to be sent or given back to a shop etc if not satisfactory. She bought two dresses on approval. op sig (أخذ بِضاعَة) عَلى سَبيل التَّجْرِبَه، حَسَب الإسْتِحْسان преоценка sob condição s výhradou vrácení zur Ansicht på prøve; til gennemsyn δοκιμαστικά a prueba, previa aceptación proovikaubana قابل پس دادن kokeiltavana sous condition לִבְדִיקָה, לְנִיסָיוֹן संतोषजनक नहीं हो तो लौटाने की शर्त पर na ogled megtekintésre küldött áru atas syarat til skoðunar/reynslu in prova 点検売買の条件で 승인 하에 išbandymu...
    etc
11. aprobación, aceptación, consentimiento, admisión.
12. The act or an instance of approving.
13. An official approbation; a sanction.
14. Favorable regard; commendation.
15. the act of approving
16. formal agreement; sanction

Equivalents

Examples

“I need to get an approval on this purchase order.”

“Words of approval never seem to come from him.”

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