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to rubberstamp

4.6
Mark a document with a rubber stamp to show it is approved
  • verb
  • /ˈrʌbərˌstæmp/
  • Formal
translation icon : sellar
  • The manager must rubberstamp each invoice before payment is processed.

Examples

  • She spent the morning rubberstamping attendance forms for her supervisor.

  • Please rubberstamp this document for me!

  • Every proposal was rubberstamped without any real discussion.

  • The manager will rubberstamp the contract tomorrow.

  • The official will rubberstamp the new regulations to ensure they become law.

  • Before submitting the budget proposal, the accountant rubberstamped all the necessary approvals.

  • She quickly rubberstamped the approvals so that the project could move forward.

Synonyms

to sign off
vsto rubberstamp
95 3.9

To give official approval, usually by writing your name on a document

is a hands-on mark applied to documents, not a written authorization
to rubber stamp
vsto rubberstamp
  • Informal
8 4.4

To approve something without real discussion

is the literal physical marking used to show approval rather than a metaphorical act
to handstamp
vsto rubberstamp
  • Formal
5.7

Press a small tool onto paper or a ticket to make an official mark

is the act of marking documents with an inked device for confirmation
to vise
vsto rubberstamp
  • Formal
9.1

To approve a document, usually by signing or stamping it

is specifically the physical act of marking documents for approval
to homologate
vsto rubberstamp
  • Formal
9.9

To officially approve a product for legal or technical use

is the manual marking of documents to indicate acceptance rather than formal validation
to approbate
vsto rubberstamp
  • Formal
9.9

To give official permission to a plan or document by an authority

is the manual marking of papers to show approval rather than broad formal acceptance

Antonyms

839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

How Official

seal
  • Formal
106 4.2
to sign
1.0
to rubberstamp
  • Formal
4.6
to stamp
40 2.2
to mark
203 1.4

Surface Forms

rubberstamp infinitive
rubberstamped past participle
rubberstamping present participle
rubberstamps third person singular

Morphology

rubberstamp = rubber + stamp (transparent) = rubber + stamp

The meaning is directly built from the two parts: a stamp made of rubber, used literally to mark documents.

Etymology

Rubberstamp comes from a small tool with a piece of rubber that you press to leave a stamp on paper. So to rubberstamp a document is to mark it with that stamp as a sign of official approval or confirmation.