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Plural of approval

regular plural

The plural of approval is approvals.

Forms of approval

Singularapproval /əˈpɹuːvəl/
Pluralapprovals
Countablecountable and uncountable

Approvals in a sentence

  • Proceed to obtain all ratificatory approvals,resolutions and set the records in order,pls.2009 October 15, venkata ramana, “voilation^([sic]) of 293(1)(d)”, in CSMysore (Google Groups), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026. From the entry ratificatory
  • One of three major processes is generally used: a bureaucrat review, a broader community review, or an approvals group review.2014, Pnina Fichman, Noriko Hara, editors, Global Wikipedia: International and Cross-Cultural Issues in Online Collaboration, Rowman &…. From the entry bureaucrat
  • This is a rapid, clipped, chattering, birdlike recitation of synonyms with approvals, reaction after each addition, e.g. taps, sighs, claps, nod, facial expressions, exclamations.[1992, Kenneth Bernard, “One Thing is not Another (A Vaudeville)”, in Curse of Fool: Three Plays, Santa Maria, Calif.: Asylum Arts, →ISBN…. From the entry unamicability
  • After the Commission approves a route and any appropriate design engineering is completed, the Applicants will work with LGUs to obtain any of the following approvals, if necessary.2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 27. From the entry LGU

Meaning of approval

  1. noun An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
  2. noun An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
  3. noun Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.

Full definition of approval

Questions about the plural of approval

What is the plural of approval?
The plural of approval is approvals.
Is approval countable?
Approval is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: approval (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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