Betekenis van approval In het Nederlands

• 0 the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone or something:

  • He showed his approval by smiling broadly.

  • Alan is someone who always needs the approval of other people.

  • Sam always tried hard to win his father's approval.

  • formal Does the wine meet with your approval? (= Do you like the wine?)

• 1 official permission:

  • The project has now received approval from the government.

  • The teacher gave the student a nod of approval.

• 2 the state or condition of having a good opinion of someone or something:

  • She craves the approval of her classmates.

• 3 an act of officially accepting or allowing something:

  • You’ll need your parents’ approval to take this field trip.

• 4 official permission or agreement for something:

  • get/secure/win approval They want to raise rates, but it will be difficult to secure approval.

  • gain/receive approval The new strategy has yet to receive approval from the board.

  • give (your) approval The IMF is unlikely to give its approval.

  • approval of sth Approval of the loan came after several hours of discussion by the executive board.

  • approval for sth Recent management upheaval and delayed approval for key products have damaged the company.

  • approval from sb The Hong Kong-based businessman needed 75% approval from minority shareholders for his proposed scheme.

  • final/preliminary approval The measure still needs final approval.

• 5 if you buy something on approval, you can return it without payment if it is not satisfactory:

  • You can have the goods on approval for 28 days.