Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To approve (an applicant or an application for a loan, for example) at an earlier point in the approval process than is usual, sometimes even before an application is submitted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb
approve beforehand;approve before execution or implementation.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word preapprove.
Examples
-
Experts warn job seekers about recruiting firms, attorneys or other companies that promise to obtain a security clearance for you or "preapprove" you for a security clearance - for a fee.
Veterans Today 2010
-
Many have different requirements for massive numbers of nurses who "preapprove" expensive procedures, from imaging tests such as X-rays, to blood tests not related to diagnosis.
-
The Justice Department must preapprove Virginia's maps — and those of eight other states with a history of racial discrimination.
Technology allows citizens to be part of redistricting process 2011
-
But many black legislators are pushing for strong enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act from the Obama Justice Department, which must preapprove political maps for several states and ensure that minority voting power is not unreasonably diluted.
-
The Justice Department must preapprove Virginia's maps — and those of eight other states with a history of racial discrimination.
Technology allows citizens to be part of redistricting process 2011
-
"Competitions" for open-ended contracts preapprove contractors for almost indeterminate periods of time (five to ten years, for instance) and money ranging into billions.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: Selling Out Uncle Sam - Government Contracting - A Free Market Farce 2010
-
Barr says he doesn't want to have the government preapprove financial products, the way it does prescription drugs.
-
In Poland, New World Resources was caught off guard by a local requirement that its own shareholders preapprove its offer for smaller coal producer Bogdanka.
Europe's Flabby Takeover Rules Matthew Curtin 2010
-
"Competitions" for open-ended contracts preapprove contractors for almost indeterminate periods of time (five to ten years, for instance) and money ranging into billions.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: Selling Out Uncle Sam: Government Contracting -- A Free Market Farce 2010
-
"Competitions" for open-ended contracts preapprove contractors for almost indeterminate periods of time (five to ten years, for instance) and money ranging into billions.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: Selling Out Uncle Sam: Government Contracting -- A Free Market Farce 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.