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approval

US /əˈpruvəl/

noun Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung Giới từ & trạng từ (Part 5, 6)

Definition

the formal act of approving

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The proposal needs approval from the director before we can begin.

Word Family

NounNoun
approval gốc approver approbation
VerbVerb
approve approbate
AdjectiveAdj
approbative
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • endorsementa promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
  • authorizationa document giving an official instruction or command
  • consentpermission to do something

Collocations

  • Easy need parental approval
    to need parental approval, meaning to require as useful, just, or proper
  • Medium subject to managerial approval
    to subject to managerial approval, meaning to cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
  • Hard gain final regulatory approval
    to gain final regulatory approval, meaning to obtain
  • Very Hard nod of approval from institutional shareholders
    to nod of approval from institutional shareholders, meaning to express or signify by nodding

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