different between authorization vs approval

English

Alternative forms

• authorisation

Etymology

authorize +? -ation

Noun

authorization (countable and uncountable, plural authorizations)

1. (uncountable) Permission.

   I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.

2. (countable) An act of authorizing.
3. (countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.

   Can I see your authorization?

4. (government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

   We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.

Holonyms

• (permission): access control
• (an act of authorizing): access control
• (government): budgeting

Related terms

• author
• authority
• unauthorized

Translations

References

• authorization at OneLook Dictionary Search
• authorization in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

approve +? -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??p?u?v?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??p?uv?l/

Noun

approval (countable and uncountable, plural approvals)

1. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.

2. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.

3. (especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.

Synonyms

• (expression granting permission or indicating agreement): approbation, sanction; See also Thesaurus:approval
• (expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement): commendation; See also Thesaurus:praise

Related terms

• approve

Translations