appro

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæprəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ap′rō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•pro  (ap′rō),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Informal.]
  1. British Terms(of a purchase) approval:on appro.
  • appr(oval) + -o 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
appro / ˈæprəʊ/
  1. an informal shortening of approval: on appro
'appro' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
appropriate - inappropriate - misappropriate - nonappropriable - nonappropriative - proappropriation - quasi-appropriate - reappropriate - reappropriation - subapprobatory - unappropriable - well-appropriated

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