approved

adj — 2 senses

approved

adj

/əˈpɹuːvd/

1

Having received approval.

  • Employees' approved expense claims will be reimbursed by the 4th of the following month.
2

Archaic Proven or demonstrated by experience.

  • Now woorthy Tamburlaine, haue I repoſ’d, In thy approoued Fortunes all my hope, What thinkſt thou man, ſhal come of our attempts?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iii:
Derived terms
approvedly, approvedness, nonapproved, preapproved, unapproved
Coordinate terms
authorized

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