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ON APPROVAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does on approval mean?
• ON APPROVAL (adverb)
The adverb ON APPROVAL has 1 sense:
1. for examination (with an option to buy)
Familiarity information: ON APPROVAL used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
For examination (with an option to buy)
Context example:
they took the VCR on approval
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