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- Dictionaryau·thor·ized/ˈôTHəˌrīzd/
adjective
- 1. having official permission or approval: "an authorized dealer"
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The meaning of AUTHORIZED is endowed with authority. How to use authorized in a sentence.
to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something: Who authorized this expenditure? [ + to infinitive ] I authorized my bank to pay her £3,000. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to allow someone to do something. allow Am I allowed to go to the park?
The meaning of AUTHORIZE is to endorse, empower, justify, or permit by or as if by some recognized or proper authority (such as custom, evidence, personal right, or regulating power). How to use authorize in a sentence.
AUTHORIZED definition: 1. having official permission to do something or for something to happen: 2. having official…. Learn more.
Authorized definition: given or endowed with authority. See examples of AUTHORIZED used in a sentence.
to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders. to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco. to establish by authority or usage: an arrangement long authorized by etiquette books. to afford a ground for; warrant; justify. authorize.
To authorize is to give official approval or clearance for something. Authorizing can also delegate power to someone. Authorities are people with power, and to authorize is to use or grant some of that power to another. A visa authorizes you to visit a specific country.
to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something: The board authorized a new contract. authorization. noun [ C/U ] us / ˌɔ·θər·əˈzeɪ·ʃən / [ U ] I can’t issue a check without authorization. (Definition of authorize from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to give official permission for something, or for somebody to do something. authorize something I can authorize payments up to £5 000. authorize somebody to do something I have authorized him to act for me while I am away. The soldiers were authorized to shoot at will. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
Something that's authorized is officially approved. If the principal of your school has given you the go-ahead to throw a Hawaiian-themed party, you can call it an authorized luau. The adjective authorized comes from the verb authorize, which means "give formal approval or sanction to."
