self-approval

self-ap·prov·al

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Definitions of self-approval word

noun self-approval the act of approving; approbation. 2
noun self-approval formal permission or sanction. 2
noun self-approval Philately. one of a group of selected stamps sent by a dealer to a prospective customer for examination and either purchase or return. 1
idioms self-approval on approval, without obligation to buy unless satisfactory to the customer upon trial or examination and, otherwise, returnable: We ship merchandise on approval. 1

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; approve + -al2

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exclamation

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".

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