rubber stamp

rub·ber stamp

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ruhb-er stamp]
- /ˈrʌb ər stæmp/
- /ˈrʌbə(r) stæmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhb-er stamp]
- /ˈrʌb ər stæmp/

Definitions of rubber stamp words

noun rubber stamp handheld printing tool 1
countable noun rubber stamp A rubber stamp is a small device with a name, date, or symbol on it. You press it on to an ink pad and then on to a document in order to show that the document has been officially dealt with. 0
verb rubber stamp When someone in authority rubber-stamps a decision, plan, or law, they agree to it without thinking about it much. 0
noun rubber stamp a device used for imprinting dates or commonly used phrases on forms, invoices, etc 0
noun rubber stamp automatic authorization of a payment, proposal, etc, without challenge 0
noun rubber stamp a person who makes such automatic authorizations; a cipher or person of little account 0

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Parts of speech for Rubber stamp

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rubber stamp

rubber stamp popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

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