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appro., appro|ˈæprəʊ|
Abbrev. of approbation or approval, in the phrase on (or upon) appro. Also attrib.
1874Hotten Slang Dict. 74 Most of the extensive show of chains, watches, and trinkets in a shop window is obtained ‘on appro’, i.e., ‘on sale or return’. 1901Punch 26 June 467/1 You ordered it ‘upon appro’. 1906Daily Chron. 20 June 6/6 We have..purchases on ‘appro.’. 1908Westm. Gaz. 10 Jan. 2/1 The goods on appro. we left to Lavinia's maid. 1910Ibid. 10 Feb. 8/1 The head salesman..said it was not an ‘appro’ transaction. 1950Wodehouse Nothing Serious 40 She took him on again—on appro., as it were. The idea was that if he proved himself steady and serious, those wedding-bells would ring out. |