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appro

(ˈæprəʊ)
n
an informal shortening of approval: on appro.
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Noun1.appro - an informal British abbreviation of approvalappro - an informal British abbreviation of approval; "he accepted it on appro"
abbreviation - a shortened form of a word or phrase
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
favorable reception, favourable reception, approval - acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"
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appro

[ˈæprəʊ] ABBR (Comm) =approval on approa prueba
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appro

n abbr of approval; on appro (Comm) (to try out) → zur Probe; (to look at) → zur Ansicht
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"You see, it wasn't as if the Yanks had chosen out the half of what he'd brought on appro.; they'd gone slow on purpose, and they'd paid for all.
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