approval
Pluralapprovals
- 1Permission to do something, or a sign that someone agrees a thing is good enough.
Like getting a green light that tells you it is okay to go ahead.
The plan needs the manager's approval before work can start.
She nodded in approval when she saw the clean kitchen.
Similarpermission, consent, authorization, sanction, clearance
Oppositerejection, refusal, denial, veto
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- 2Showing that you like someone or something and want them to keep going.
Like a pat on the back that says 'well done, keep it up.'
The crowd roared with approval after the final goal.
He smiled with approval at his daughter's drawing.
Similarpraise, admiration, acceptance, encouragement, appreciation
Oppositedisapproval, condemnation, criticism, censure
- 3A stamp or item a seller mails to a collector to look at, who can then buy it or send it back.
Like a store letting you take something home to try before you decide to buy it.
The dealer sent her a packet of stamps on approval.
He kept two stamps from the approval and mailed the rest back.
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Origin
It comes from the word "approve" plus the ending "-al".