preapprove
verb
pre·ap·prove
ˌprē-ə-ˈprüv 
variants
or pre-approve
preapproved or pre-approved; preapproving or pre-approving
: to approve (something or someone) in advance
The bank preapproved the loan.
We were preapproved for the loan.
preapproval
noun
or pre-approval
plural preapprovals or pre-approvals
mortgage preapprovals
the preapproval process
Examples of preapprove in a Sentence
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Others bemoaned having to fight with insurers about whether a person with a serious illness would be preapproved for medication.
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Eyal Press, New York Times, 15 June 2023
The agent gave me contact information for a mortgage banker to get preapproved for a loan.
—Sydney Bean, New York Times, 10 June 2023
To speed up the permitting process, the company has gotten its designs preapproved by a number of California cities, including Los Angeles, said Anne Brask, director of Abodu’s planning team.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
The Democrats, however, could rely on the Justice Department, which had to preapprove the plan, to prevent gross abuses.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 5 May 2023
There are several good reasons to get preapproved for a car loan.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2023
Powell said when they got preapproved for a loan in February, interest rates had dropped slightly.
—oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
Some local governments, including the City of Los Angeles, have preapproved standard ADU designs.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Advertisers need to be preapproved by Twitter and can only target users in locations where they’re licensed to promote cannabis products and services.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2023
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Eyal Press, New York Times, 15 June 2023
The agent gave me contact information for a mortgage banker to get preapproved for a loan.
—Sydney Bean, New York Times, 10 June 2023
To speed up the permitting process, the company has gotten its designs preapproved by a number of California cities, including Los Angeles, said Anne Brask, director of Abodu’s planning team.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
The Democrats, however, could rely on the Justice Department, which had to preapprove the plan, to prevent gross abuses.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 5 May 2023
There are several good reasons to get preapproved for a car loan.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2023
Powell said when they got preapproved for a loan in February, interest rates had dropped slightly.
—oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
Some local governments, including the City of Los Angeles, have preapproved standard ADU designs.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Advertisers need to be preapproved by Twitter and can only target users in locations where they’re licensed to promote cannabis products and services.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2023
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“Preapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preapprove. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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