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Definition: Seal Of Approval |
Seal Of ApprovalNoun1. An indication of approved or superior status. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Seal Of ApprovalSynonyms: cachet (n), seal (n). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Two hundred: Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Two ten: U.S. Government certified. (The French Connection; writing credit: Ernest Tidyman) It's been given the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Seal of Approval (1997) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Business | The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre (based in a town called Thatcham and simply referred to as Thatcham) tests security products and issues a list of items which have obtained its seal of approval. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "seal of approval": put one's seal of approval on smth.. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
seal of approval | 17 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "seal of approval"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nìco schválit (put one's seal of approval on smth.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kvalitetsstempel (brand, certification mark, quality label), kvalitetsmærke (brand, certification mark, quality label), godkendelse (acceptance, approval, authorisation, official approval, qualification, recognition, to approve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vergunning tot drukken (approval, authorisation), kwaliteitsmerkteken (brand, certification mark, quality label), kwaliteitsmerk (brand, certification mark, quality label), goedkeuring (acceptance, acclaim, approval, authorisation, official approval). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | laatumerkki (brand, certification mark, quality label). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | label de qualité, approbation (security clearance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Genehmigungs Vermerk (approval, authorisation), Genehmigung (acceptance, accreditation, agreement, approbation, approval, assent, authorisation, authorization, consent, exemption certificate, franchise, granting, licence, license, licensing, pass, permission, permit, prior agreement, sanction, sanctioning), Gütezeichen (brand, cachet, certification mark, label, quality label), Gütesiegel (brand, cachet, certification mark, quality label). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | που έχει εγκριθεί επισήμως, επίσημη έγκριση (imprimatur). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | visto (approval, authorisation, check, looked, seen, signature, viewed, visa), marchio di qualit (brand, certification mark, eco-label, environment-friendly label, quality label), licenza (approval, authorisation, authorization, charter, furlough, leave, licence, license, patent, permission, permit, school leaving certificate, school-leaving examination), approvazione (acceptance, acceptation, acclaim, accolade, approbation, approval, assent, authorisation, countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsation, indorsement, licensing, official approval). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 検印 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | け"い" (drag, hauling, pull, tow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ealsay ofay approvalay selo de qualidade (brand, certification mark, quality label), aprovação (acceptance, acclaim, adhesion, approbation, approval, assent, authorisation, countenance, imprimatur, licensing, lightship, official approval, sanction). (various references) signo de calidad (brand, certification mark, quality label), sello de calidad (brand, certification mark, hallmark, quality label), aprobación (acceptance, adoption, applause, appointment, approbation, approval, assentation, authorisation, consent, encouragement, endorsement, Favor, favour, indorsation, indorsement, licensing, official approval, passage, sanction, say so, suffrage). (various references) kvalitetsstämpel (brand, certification mark, quality label), kvalitetsmärke (brand, certification mark, quality label). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-f-l-l-o-o-p-p-r-s-v" | |
-5 letters: alveolars, appellors, approvals, flopovers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 61 6C      4F 66      41 70 70 72 6F 76 61 6C |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01100001 01101100 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01000001 01110000 01110000 01110010 01101111 01110110 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e a l   O f   A p p r o v a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 0061 006C      004F 0066      0041 0070 0070 0072 006F 0076 0061 006C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537167782497223582828481886778 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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