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approval

 
Dictionary: ap·prov·al   (ə-prū'vəl) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act or an instance of approving.
  2. An official approbation; a sanction.
  3. Favorable regard; commendation.
idiom:

on approval

  1. For examination or trial by a customer without the obligation to buy: took the dress on approval.


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Insurance Dictionary: Approval
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Acceptance of an application for an insurance policy by the insurance company, indicated by the signature of an officer of the company on the policy. The officer, who must have signature authority, is usually the president or the secretary of the company. The agent who sells the policy normally does not have signature authority to approve the policy.

Thesaurus: approval
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noun

  1. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority: allowance, approbation, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave, license, permission, permit, sanction. Informal OK. See allow/prevent.
  2. An act of confirming officially: affirmation, confirmation, ratification, sanction. See law.
  3. Favorable regard: acceptance, approbation, favor. See accept/reject, praise/blame.

Antonyms: approval
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n

Definition: authorization
Antonyms: disapproval, opposition, refusal, rejection

n

Definition: good opinion
Antonyms: disapproval, disfavor, dislike, hatred


Law Encyclopedia: Approval
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The present confirmation, rati- fication, or assent to some action or thing done by another, which is submitted to an individual, group, or governmental body for judgment. The acceptance by a judge of a bond, security, or other document that is required by law to meet with the judge's satisfaction before it becomes legally effective.

Word Tutor: approval
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Consent or permission.

pronunciation Did you get the professor's approval for your final project?

Quotes About: Approval
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Quotes:

"Please all, and you will please none." - Aesop

"Naturalness is the easiest thing in the world to acquire, if you will forget yourself-forget about the impression you are trying to make." - Dale Carnegie

"The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping ." - Claudius Claudianus

"Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be hanged." - Oliver Cromwell

"People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most." - Wayne Dyer

"It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them." - George Foreman

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Translations: Approval
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - godkendelse, samtykke

idioms:

  • give one's approval    give sit samtykke, give sin godkendelse
  • on approval    på prøve

Nederlands (Dutch)
goedkeuring, aanbeveling zichtzending uiting van goedkeuring

Français (French)
n. - approbation, accord, assentiment

idioms:

  • give one's approval    donner son approbation à
  • on approval    (Comm) sous condition, à l'essai

Deutsch (German)
n. - Genehmigung, Anerkennung

idioms:

  • give one's approval    billigen
  • on approval    zur Ansicht, auf Probe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έγκριση, επιδοκιμασία, επικρότηση

idioms:

  • give one's approval    δίνω την έγκριση/τη συγκατάθεσή μου
  • on approval    με δοκιμή, με δικαίωμα επιστροφής

Italiano (Italian)
approvazione, beneplacito

idioms:

  • batch on approval    merci in visione
  • consignment on approval    invio in visione
  • expression of approval    espressione di adesione
  • give one's approval    dare la propria approvazione a
  • on approval    in prova

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aprovação (f), consentimento (m), aplauso (m), louvor (m)

idioms:

  • batch on approval    lote (m) sujeito a aceitação
  • consignment on approval    consignação (f) sujeita a aceitação
  • expression of approval    expressão de louvor
  • give one's approval    dar aprovação a alguém
  • on approval    sujeito a aceitação

Русский (Russian)
одобрение, утверждение, согласие

idioms:

  • batch on approval    партия товаров, которая может быть возвращена покупателем
  • consignment on approval    партия товаров, которая может быть возвращена покупателем
  • expression of approval    выражение согласия, одобрения
  • give one's approval    выразить свое одобрение
  • on approval    условие поставки, предусматривающее возможность возвращения, товара

Español (Spanish)
n. - aceptación, aprobación

idioms:

  • give one's approval    conceder el visto bueno, dar su aprobación
  • on approval    a prueba, previa aceptación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gillande, samtycke

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
赞成, 承认, 正式批准

idioms:

  • give one's approval    给予批准, 认可
  • on approval    供试用的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 贊成, 承認, 正式批准

idioms:

  • give one's approval    給予批准, 認可
  • on approval    供試用的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 승인, 면허

idioms:

  • give one's approval    승인하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 承認, 認可, 賛成

idioms:

  • on approval    見計らいで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موافقه, استحسان, تصديق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אישור, דיעה חיובית‬


 
 
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