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approvals

approvals is the plural of approval.

Meaning of approval

Noun

approval (countable and uncountable, plural approvals)

  1. 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
  2. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
    • Words of approval never seem to come from him.
    Synonyms:
    commendation
  3. (especially) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.

Phrases with approvals

Questions about approvals

What is approvals the plural of?
Approvals is the plural of approval.

Words near approvals in the dictionary

  1. approvable
  2. approvableness
  3. approvably
  4. approval
  5. approval voting
  6. approvals
  7. approvance
  8. approvaunce
  9. approve
  10. approved
  11. approved school

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Adapted from Wiktionary: approvals (page history and authors); approval (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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