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to rubberstamp

1 4.6
Mark a document with a rubber stamp to show it is approved
  • verb
  • /ˈrʌbərˌstæmp/
  • Formal
: 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
134 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
10 4.4

To approve something without real discussion

is the literal physical marking used to show approval rather than a metaphorical act
to vise
vsto rubberstamp
  • Formal
1 9.1

To approve a document, usually by signing or stamping it

is specifically the physical act of marking documents for approval
to approbate
vsto rubberstamp
  • Formal
1 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
to homologate
vsto rubberstamp
  • Formal
1 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 handstamp
vsto rubberstamp
  • Formal
1 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

Antonyms

760 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

How Official

seal
  • Formal
101 4.2
to sign
∞ 1.0
to rubberstamp
  • Formal
1 4.6
to stamp
82 2.2
to mark
329 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.