O.K.
- noun
- /oʊˈkeɪ/
- We finally got the O.K. from the manager to start the project.
Examples
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You can't publish the article without the editor's O.K..
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The launch was delayed until the engineers gave their O.K..
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We received the O.K. to start the project.
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Did you get the O.K. from the manager?
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We finally got the O.K. from the manager to start the project.
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You can't publish the article without the editor's O.K..
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The launch was delayed until the engineers gave their O.K..
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Official approval that lets you do something
400
1.6
Official permission to do something from a person or group in charge
344
3.2
Permission for something to happen, often given in writing
262
2.1
An official paper that lets someone do something
235
3.1
Official permission to do something
223
4.4
Official permission to enter a place or take an action
125
4.4
Official permission to do something
87
5.6
Permission that a person in charge gives to do something
31
3.4
Official permission to start something
27
5.7
Official permission from an authority to do something
23
1.0
Permission from a person in charge to start something
11
3.9
An official stamp shows a person in charge thinks something is good
7
9.9
Official permission from an authority to publish a work
5
7.0
An official process that gives people legal permission to work in a regulated job
4
3.4
Official permission to do something
3
9.7
Permission from someone in charge to start or do something
3
8.4
Official permission given before an action can start
1
1.5
Official permission to proceed with something
Formal approval that lets a plan or action start
Approval or permission to start
Official approval given to a person or plan
Antonyms
How Authorized
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
O.K. comes from a funny 1800s joke where people wrote oll korrect as a playful spelling of 'all correct'. Because it once meant 'all correct', it became a short way to show approval or give official permission.