stamp
74
1.0
- noun
- /stæmp/
- 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
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeThey 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
-
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.
-
And it had like a little stamp on it, and it had, like, words and everything.
-
Yes, but this will have an official stamp on it.
-
Once we get the final stamp of approval...
-
You'll be getting an official stamp in a minute.
-
Can we get your stamp of approval on our steadicam shot?
-
A stamp of approval on the movement to restore traditional rites as God expects.
-
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
101
4.2
An official mark that shows a document is real
40
4.1
A mark left on a surface when something presses into it
17
1.0
A small printed sticker you put on a letter to show you paid to send it
14
3.5
An official mark stamped on a letter showing the date and place it was sent
10
3.4
An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
5
3.0
Mark something with the date to show when it was received or processed
5
4.4
A faint design in paper you see when you hold it up to the light
3
5.3
A small official mark on gold or silver that shows where it was made and how pure it is
1
9.5
A seal or mark on a letter that shows it is official
1
5.6
A small piece of sticky paper that shows a government tax is paid
1
4.5
A stamp that shows the date something was made or checked
Compounds
- Archaic
138
2.5
A government card or paper that people with little money use to buy food at certain stores
- UK
2
7.2
A payment you make by buying an official stamp and putting it on certain documents
1
7.8
A law that puts a paid official stamp on newspapers and legal papers in the American colonies which causes protests
- Archaic
1
5.4
A small paper token shops give customers to collect and exchange for goods
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.