stamp
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1.0
- noun
- /stæmp/
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- The older and younger John Kennedy turn up on late 1990s stamps of Togo and Niger.
- a stamp of approval
- give one's stamp
- bear a stamp
They just adopted the stamps handed down from public health.
- They just adopted the stamps handed down from public health.
- So which one's missing tells me like a stamp and a passport.
Examples
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But many products that people use every day could justifiably carry the stamp "Courtesy of ARS Research."
Academic text (2002) -
He bought her a stamp with her face on it.
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And it had like a little stamp on it, and it had, like, words and everything.
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Yes, but this will have an official stamp on it.
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Once we get the final stamp of approval...
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You'll be getting an official stamp in a minute.
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Can we get your stamp of approval on our steadicam shot?
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A stamp of approval on the movement to restore traditional rites as God expects.
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In this study, I investigate what stamps tell us about the Soviet/Russian transition years.
Academic text (2011) -
The document was authenticated with a government stamp to indicate its legitimacy.
Synonyms
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4.2
An official mark that shows a document is real
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4.1
A mark left on a surface when something presses into it
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3.5
An official mark stamped on a letter showing the date and place it was sent
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1.0
A small printed sticker you put on a letter to show you paid to send it
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3.4
An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
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5.3
A small official mark on gold or silver that shows where it was made and how pure it is
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4.4
A faint design in paper you see when you hold it up to the light
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3.0
Mark something with the date to show when it was received or processed
A seal or mark on a letter that shows it is official
A small piece of sticky paper that shows a government tax is paid
A stamp that shows the date something was made or checked
Compounds
- Archaic
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2.5
A government card or paper that people with little money use to buy food at certain stores
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7.8
A law that puts a paid official stamp on newspapers and legal papers in the American colonies which causes protests
- Archaic
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5.4
A small paper token shops give customers to collect and exchange for goods
- UK
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7.2
A payment you make by buying an official stamp and putting it on certain documents
A small old paper used to pay for sending letters and often kept by collectors
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stamp meaning a mark or symbol comes from the idea of a tool that leaves an imprint, so a passport entry or an official seal is called a stamp because it is the visible mark that shows approval or payment.