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  • adjective Approved in advance

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pre- +‎ approved

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Examples

  • Sileo suggests stopping the receipt of information the enemy seeks such as preapproved credit applications.

    'Think Like A Spy' - SpouseBUZZ 2009

  • But this time, in contrast to the boom years, when banks 'preapproved' seemingly everyone, lenders are choosing their prospects more carefully and setting stricter terms to guard against another wave of losses.

    Wonkbook: Senate to move on tax deal today; bill might keep 2 million out of poverty; Senate still dysfunctional Ezra Klein 2010

  • Bank of America Corp. says it "inadvertently verbally reviewed" a loan-modification request by Lindsey Farnsworth of Sugar Hill, Ga., who started making reduced payments to the Charlotte, N.C., bank in May after being told she was "preapproved" for HAMP.

    Foreclosure Crisis, Part 2: Modifications Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2010

  • Banks, department stores and gasoline companies are likely to send you "preapproved" applications.

    Talk About Money 2006

  • But then, in the late 1980s, credit reports went automated, allowing card companies to send out their first deluge of "preapproved" card offers.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • Although she had been "preapproved" by Pulte, the company ultimately denied her the loan.

    NYT > Home Page By GRETCHEN MORGENSON 2011

  • Although she had been "preapproved" by Pulte, the company ultimately denied her the loan.

    NYT > Home Page By GRETCHEN MORGENSON 2011

  • For example, if you receive any "preapproved" credit cards in the mail, but throw them any without tearing up the enclosed materials, criminals may retrieve them and try to activate the cards for their use without your knowledge.

    Kansan.com stories 2009

  • I recommend that people who are in the market right now as "preapproved" buyers, check in with their mortgage originator on a weekly basis (if you're actively looking) and before you present that offer to make sure it meets current guidelines and that you are still qualified based on the present rate.

    Rain City Guide 2008

  • Two charged firms - Donna Cona Inc. and Tipacimowin Technology Inc. - are listed in Industry Canada's aboriginal business directory, with Donna Cona Inc. being "preapproved" under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB).

    unknown title 2009

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