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pre-approve

pre-approve is the alternative form of preapprove.

Meaning of preapprove

Verb

preapprove (third-person singular simple present preapproves, present participle preapproving, simple past and past participle preapproved)

  1. (transitive) To approve beforehand, before execution or implementation.
    • Since election boards aren't actually willing to preapprove these forms for software companies, Dean, as a presidential candidate, submits his own forms.1996 July 19, Scott Barancik, “Moral Combat”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    foreapprove

Forms of pre-approve

third-person singular presentpre-approves
present participlepre-approving
past participlepre-approved
pastpre-approved

Questions about pre-approve

What is pre-approve the alternative form of?
Pre-approve is the alternative form of preapprove.

Words near pre-approve in the dictionary

  1. pre-apprenticeship
  2. pre-apprenticeships
  3. pre-approval
  4. pre-approval letter
  5. pre-approval letters
  6. pre-approve
  7. pre-approved
  8. pre-approves
  9. pre-approving
  10. pre-arrange
  11. pre-arranged

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