appro

[ ap-roh ]

nounBritish Informal.

(of a purchase) approval: on appro.

Origin of appro

First recorded in 1870–75; appr(oval) + -o

Words Nearby appro

appressed
appressorium
apprise
apprised
apprize
appro
approach
approachable
approach light
approach shot
approbate

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How to use appro in a sentence

appro, contraction of approbation, a word much in use among jewellers.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden Hotten
"You see, I'm going on what the shops call 'appro,'" she said.
The Eldest Son | Archibald Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for appro

appro

/ (ˈæprəʊ) /

noun

an informal shortening of approval on appro

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