approval

English

Etymology

approve +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈpɹuːvəl/, X-SAMPA: /@"pr\u:v@l/
• (US) IPA: /əˈpɹuvəl/, X-SAMPA: /@"pr\uv@l/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

approval (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.

2. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.

   Words of approval never seem to come from him.

Synonyms

• (expression granting permission or indicating agreement): approbation, sanction
• (expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement): commendation

Related terms

• approve

Translations

permission

• Bulgarian: разрешение (bg) (razrešenie)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 贊同 (cmn), 赞同 (cmn) (zàntóng), 批准 (cmn) (pīzhǔn), 贊成 (cmn), 赞成 (cmn) (zànchéng)

• Danish: godkendelse (da) c
• Dutch: goedkeuring (nl) f, toestemming (nl) f, instemming (nl) f, permissie (nl) f
• Estonian: heakskiitmine (et)
• Finnish: hyväksyminen (fi), hyväksyntä (fi)

• French: agrément (fr) m, approbation (fr) f
• German: Genehmigung (de) f
• Greek: έγκριση (el) (egkrisi) f
• Italian: permesso (it) m, approvazione (it) f
• Japanese: 賛成 (ja) (さんせい, sansei), 承認 (ja) (しょうにん, shōnin)
• Kyrgyz: уруксат (ky) (uruksat)
• Russian: одобрение (ru) (odobrénije) n, разрешение (ru) (razrešénije) n, утверждение (ru) (utverždénije) n
• Spanish: aprobación (es) f

acceptance

• Bulgarian: съгласие (bg) (sǎglasie)
• Czech: schválení (cs), souhlas (cs)
• Danish: anerkendelse (da) c
• Dutch: goedkeuring (nl) f
• Finnish: hyväksyminen (fi), hyväksyntä (fi)

• French: approbation (fr) f
• German: Zustimmung (de) f
• Italian: approvazione (it) f
• Kyrgyz: жактыруу (ky) (caktıruu), жактыруу (ky) (caktıruu), макулдук берүү (ky) (makulduk berüü), макулдук берүү (ky) (makulduk berüü)
• Portuguese: aprovação (pt) f
• Russian: одобрение (ru) (odobrénije) n, согласие (ru) (soglásije) n

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• Albanian: aprovim
• Hebrew: אישור (yshur) m
• Japanese: 決裁 (kessai)
• Latin: approbātiō f

• Portuguese: aprovação
• Swedish: instämmande, godkännande
• Telugu: అనుమతి (te) (anumati), సమ్మతి (te) (sammati)
• Turkish: izin, onay