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OKs 1 of 2

noun

variants or okays

plural of OK

as in approvals

an acceptance of something as satisfactory our supervisor gave his OK on the project, so we can go ahead with it

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OKs

2 of 2

verb

variants or okays

present tense third-person singular of OK

as in approves

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory a judge will have to OK the search warrant

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as in accepts

to have a favorable opinion of I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend

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Noun

Each agency has its own system, so this proposal would develop a centralized system to submit applications and to receive permits and approvals.

— Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Major railroad agreements and regulatory approvals are still outstanding.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of approvals

Verb

OneMain Financial approves personal loans for up to $35,000 with funding available as fast as one hour after closing, if disbursed via debit card.

— Dan Avery,Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
The executive who owns payment operations, not the assessor, approves those operating conditions, names an officer who can suspend the agent and defines what triggers reassessment.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of approves

Verb

When Lear disowns her, the King of France accepts Cordelia as his wife and takes her back to his homeland.

— Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
When Danny is assigned to create a holiday scrapbook for his mom, Michaela reluctantly accepts help from his free-spirited substitute teacher, Bryan (Morgan), whose creativity clashes with her need for preciseness and control.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepts

Noun

The Cowboys’ offense did the defense no favors, giving Indianapolis a short field in the first half that the Colts converted on, and scoring just three points for most of the second half.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
The Moon’s meeting with retrograde Mercury favors reviewing what your words communicate.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of favors

Verb

Instead, party task forces (known as work teams) are mobilized to draft the verdict, colleagues from their workplace endorse it, and then a committee at a higher level of administration ratifies it.

— ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
The private sector’s role is to build the commercial reality that policy later ratifies.

— Hany Naeem, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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