approval : Idioms & Phrases


loan approval

  • noun formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank)
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on approval

  • adverb for examination (with an option to buy)
    • they took the VCR on approval
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seal of approval

  • noun an indication of approved or superior status
    cachet; seal.
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secret approval

  • noun (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
    connivance; tacit consent.
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