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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈrub•ber ˈstamp, n. [countable]- a device with a rubber printing surface that is coated with ink by pressing it on an ink pad, used for imprinting names, etc.
- a government agency, etc., that gives approval automatically or routinely.
ˈrub•ber-ˈstamp,1 v. [~ + object]- to give automatic approval to:The agency rubber-stamped his application.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rub′ber stamp′, - a device with a rubber printing surface that becomes coated with ink by being pressed on an ink-saturated pad, used for imprinting dates, addresses, standard designations or notices, etc., by hand.
- a person or government agency that gives approval automatically or routinely.
- such approval.
rub•ber-stamp (rub′ər stamp′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- to give approval automatically or without consideration:to rubber-stamp the president's proposals.
adj. - tending to give approval automatically or without due consideration:a rubber-stamp Congress that passed all the president's bills.
- verb, verbal use of rubber stamp 1915–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rubber stamp n - a device used for imprinting dates or commonly used phrases on forms, invoices, etc
- automatic authorization of a payment, proposal, etc, without challenge
- a person who makes such automatic authorizations; a cipher or person of little account
vb rubber-stamp (transitive)- to imprint (forms, invoices, etc) with a rubber stamp
- informal to approve automatically
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