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- [uh-proo-vuh l]
- /əˈpru vəl/
- /əˈpruːvl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-proo-vuh l]
- /əˈpru vəl/
Definitions of approval word
- uncountable noun approval If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it. 3
- variable noun approval Approval is a formal or official statement that something is acceptable. 3
- uncountable noun approval If someone or something has your approval, you like and admire them. 3
- noun approval the act of approving 3
- noun approval formal agreement; sanction 3
- noun approval a favourable opinion; commendation 3
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Origin of approval
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; approve + -al2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Approval
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
approval popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
approval usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for approval
noun approval
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- confirmation — the act of confirming
- license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- mandate — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
Antonyms for approval
noun approval
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- ban — To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
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