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green-light

green-light
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [green lahyt]
    • /grin laɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [green lahyt]
    • /grin laɪt/

Definitions of green-light word

  • verb with object green-light to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors. 1
  • noun green-light a green-colored traffic light used to signal drivers, pedestrians, etc., that they may proceed. 1
  • noun green-light authorization; approval; permission: The railroad has been given the green light on the proposed fare increase. 1
See all 3 definitions of green-light

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Parts of speech for Green-light

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Green-light

green-light popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for green-light

noun green-light

  • permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
  • consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
  • blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
  • assent — If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
  • go-ahead — permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
All 17 Synonyms of green-light

Antonyms for green-light

noun green-light

  • denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
  • 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.
  • disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
  • refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
  • rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
All 7 Antonyms of green-light

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