authorized

authorized
authorize au‧thor‧ize [ˈɔːθəraɪz ǁ ˈɒː-] also authorise verb [transitive]
to give official or legal permission for something:

• The board has authorized the buy-back of 85,000 shares.

• The bill would authorize $850 million a year in grants to states to carry out school-improvement plans.

authorize somebody to do something

• The Food and Drug Administration authorized the company to restart production.

— authorized also authorised adjective :

• The company has a large network of authorized dealers.

— authorization also authorisation noun [countable, uncountable] :

• The airline got authorization for four weekly cargo flights to Chicago.

• He was accused of taking $38,000 from the company without authorization.

• The government is threatening to reduce export authorizations.

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authorize UK US (UK also authorise) /ˈɔːθəraɪz/ verb [T]
► to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something: »

The Board of Directors has authorized a share buy-back program for up to 60 million shares of the company.

 authorize sb to do sth »

Their technologies division has been authorised to sell, support, and train customers on the new mobile system.

authorized (UK also authorised) adjective
► »

authorized retailers and wholesalers


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Authorized — Authorize Au thor*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Authorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Authorizing}.] [OE. autorize, F. autoriser, fr. LL. auctorizare, authorisare. See {Author}.] 1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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