Approval vs Postapproval - What's the difference?
approval | postapproval |
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
(especially, philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
After approval, especially of a pharmaceutical drug.
*{{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 17, author=Alex Berenson, title=New Questions on Treating Cholesterol, work=New York Times
, passage=In those cases, the postapproval trials confirmed that the drugs reduce heart attacks and strokes, adding to confidence about the link between cholesterol and heart disease. }}
As a noun approval
is an expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.As an adjective postapproval is
after approval, especially of a pharmaceutical drug.approval
English
Noun
(en noun)- I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
- Words of approval never seem to come from him.
Synonyms
* (expression granting permission or indicating agreement) approbation, sanction * (expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement) commendationpostapproval
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Adjective
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