on approval

Idioms  

1. To be returned if not satisfactory, as in They're offering custom-made shoes, manufactured from a computer design, on approval. This expression, applied nearly always to the purchase of goods, was first recorded in 1870.

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Example Sentences

Given the desperate need for anything that can help patients with the mind-wasting disease, some analysts are betting on approval, while others put the chances well below 50%.

From Reuters

The approval of the jabs came days after a legal change that loosened rules on approval of medicines and vaccines.

From Seattle Times

A decision on approval is scheduled for Friday.

From Reuters

In a session of the European parliament’s health committee, Cooke said she would not prejudge any decision on approval for the vaccine.

From The Guardian

The EU’s medical watchdog is expected to decide on approval of a third vaccine, developed by Moderna, later this week.

From Reuters

Related Words

• empirical
• preliminary
• unproved