approval
UK/əˈpɹuːvəl//əˈpɹuvəl/
approval noun: an expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
Noun
approval (countable and uncountable, plural approvals)
- An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
- I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
- Synonyms:
- approbation
- An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
- Words of approval never seem to come from him.
- Synonyms:
- commendation
- Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.
approval meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
approval in Hindi
- approval
- अनुमोदन anumodan, मंज़ूरी manzūrī, स्वीकार svīkār
approval in Tamil
- ஒப்புதல், ஒப்பேற்றம், சம்மதம், அங்கீகாரம், அனுமதி, ஆமோதிப்பு
approval in Marathi
- approval, consent, concurrence
- अनुमोदन anumodan
- approval, permission, consent
- अनुमती anumatī
- approval, assent
- संमती sammatī, स्वीकृती svīkrutī
- approval
- मंजुरी mañjurī, पसंती pasantī
approval in Urdu
- approval, consent, acceptance
- منظوری manzūrī
- approval
- رضا razā, رعایت ri'āyat
More languagesFewer languages
- approval in Bengali
- অনুমোদন, সম্মতি
- approval in Malayalam
- അംഗീകാരം aṅgīkāraṁ
- approval in Kannada
- ಅನುಮತಿ anumati
- approval in Odia
- ପସନ୍ଦ pasanda
- approval in Sanskrit
- गूर्ति gūrti
- approval in Arabic
- قُبُول qubūl, قَبُول qabūl, مُوَافَقَة muwāfaqa, تَصْدِيق taṣdīq
- approval in Persian
- تصویب tasvib, تحسین tahsin, قبول qabul
Examples of approval in a sentence
- The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.
- As long as you get the vice president's approval first, it'll be a slam dunk.
- As civil war continues in Iraq, the U.S. president's approval ratings are in freefall.
Synonyms of approval
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Forms of approval
| plural | approvals |
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Origin of approval
From approve + -al.
Words formed from approval
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Questions about approval
- What does approval mean?
- Approval means an expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
- What is approval in Hindi?
- Approval in Hindi is अनुमोदन (anumodan), मंज़ूरी (manzūrī), स्वीकार (svīkār). See Approval meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is approval?
- Approval is a noun.
- How do you pronounce approval?
- Approval is pronounced /əˈpɹuːvəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of approval?
- The plural of approval is approvals.
Words near approval in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: approval (page history and authors); अनुमोदन (Hindi) (page history and authors); approval (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अनुमती (Marathi) (page history and authors); رضا (Urdu) (page history and authors); approval (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಅನುಮತಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ପସନ୍ଦ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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