preapprove

American  

[pree-uh-proov] / pri əˈpruv /

Or pre-approve

verb (used with object)

1. to consent or agree to in advance.

   Your teacher must preapprove your final project.

2. to give provisional consent or approval to or for.

   Have the bank preapprove you for a mortgage before you start looking for a house.

   Many lenders will pre-approve your auto loan application and allow you to finalize it later.

3. to read or view in advance in order to determine whether it can be published or broadcast.

   Moderators will have to preapprove all comments.

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Etymology

Origin of preapprove

pre- ( def. ) + approve ( def. )

Example Sentences

Having your health insurer preapprove a medical procedure might be a smooth process handled completely by your healthcare provider.

From MarketWatch

She said she was asked “to preapprove the recommendations of a vaccine advisory panel newly filled with people who have publicly expressed antivaccine rhetoric.”

From Los Angeles Times

Musk is supposed to have Tesla’s lawyers preapprove his tweets that are material to Tesla.

From New York Times

A Treasury spokeswoman said that the agency did not preapprove uses of funds but that any funds used “in violation of eligible uses” of Treasury’s rules could be clawed back by the federal government.

From New York Times

In April 2019, that settlement was amended to establish oversight for Musk’s Twitter activity, in which Tesla’s securities lawyers would need to preapprove any communication about the company’s financial condition.

From Washington Post