verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified

Examples of verification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By using a digital signal system, Viljoen said there's less personal information that's shared with any website subject to age verification rules. —Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025

The browser clicked the malicious link with no verification and even helped the user fill out login credentials on the phishing page. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025

Beyond product verification, there are clear differences in the ways that Amazon, Walmart and fellow legacy retailer Target currently vet and onboard marketplace sellers on their respective platforms. —Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025

Through VERiFi™, carriers can instantly automate policy verification, eliminating back-and-forth calls from banks. —Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin vērificātiōn-, vērificātiō, from vērificāre "to verify" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for verification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified

Legal Definition

verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: an act or process of verifying

2

: a sworn statement of truth or correctness

submitted a verification signed by the defendant with the petition