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ap·prov·al  (-prvl)

n.

1. The act or an instance of approving.

2. An official approbation; a sanction.

3. Favorable regard; commendation.

Idiom:

on approval

For examination or trial by a customer without the obligation to buy: took the dress on approval.

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approval

Noun

1. consent

2. a favourable opinion

3. on approval (of articles for sale) with an option to be returned without payment if unsatisfactory: each volume in the collection will be sent to you on approval

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	approval - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" approving, blessing adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal - the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" backing, patronage, championship, backup - the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" admiration, appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" reward, reinforcement - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning
	2.	approval - a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" favour, favor - a feeling of favorable regard approbation - official approval disapproval - a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
	3.	approval - acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" favorable reception, favourable reception acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" appro - an informal British abbreviation of approval; "he accepted it on appro"
	4.	approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" commendation subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about approbation - official recognition or approval imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" credit, recognition - approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying" secret approval, tacit consent, connivance - (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing permission - approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave" encouragement - the expression of approval and support acclaim, acclamation, eclat, plaudit, plaudits - enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" applause, clapping, hand clapping - a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together cheer - a cry or shout of approval congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise - an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" tribute, testimonial - something given or done as an expression of esteem disapproval - the expression of disapproval

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approval

noun 1. consent, agreement, sanction, licence, blessing, permission, recommendation, concession, confirmation, mandate, endorsement, leave, compliance, the go-ahead (informal) countenance, ratification, the green light, assent, authorization, validation, acquiescence, imprimatur, concurrence, O.K. or okay (informal)

noun 2. favour, liking, regard, respect, praise, esteem, acclaim, appreciation, encouragement, admiration, applause, commendation, approbation, good opinion << OPPOSITE disapproval

Translations

approval [əˈpruːvəl] n → aprobación f; visto bueno;

on approval (COMM) → a prueba;

to meet with sb's approval → obtener la aprobación de algn

approval [əˈpruːvəl] n → approbation f;

to meet with sb's approval [proposal etc] → recueillir l'assentiment de qn;

on approval (Comm) → à l'examen

approval [əˈpruːvəl] n (approbation) → Zustimmung f, Billigung f;

(permission) → Einverständnis f;

to meet with sb's approval → jds Zustimmung or Beifall finden;

on approval (Comm) → zur Probe

approval [əˈpruːvəl] n → approvazione f;

on approval (COMM) → in prova, in esame;

to meet with sb's approval → soddisfare qn, essere di gradimento di qn