| 单词 | on appro |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (or upon) appro Chiefly in on (or upon) appro: on approval, on approbation; received from a supplier on ‘sale or return’ terms. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [adverb] > on approval on approval1870 on (or upon) appro1874 on approbation1880 the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > on trial [phrase] > specifically of goods on approval1870 on (or upon) appro1874 on approbation1880 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 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’. 1901 Punch 26 June 467/1 You ordered it ‘upon appro’. 1906 Daily Chron. 20 June 6/6 We have..purchases on ‘appro.’. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 10 Jan. 2/1 The goods on appro. we left to Lavinia's maid. 1910 Westm. Gaz. 10 Feb. 8/1 The head salesman..said it was not an ‘appro’ transaction. 1950 P. G. Wodehouse 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. < as lemmas |
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