stamp+rubber

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• rubber-stamp — ˌrubber ˈstamp verb [transitive] to give official approval to something without really thinking about it: • Consultants getting a company pay cheque are likely to rubber stamp all management decisions without question. * * * Ⅰ. rubber stamp UK US …   Financial and business terms

• rubber stamp — ➔ stamp1 * * * rubber stamp UK US noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a small desk tool with raised letters made of rubber, that is used for printing the date, name of an organization, etc. on documents: »His secretary signs the stack of papers using a rubber… …   Financial and business terms

• rubber stamp — rubber stamp1 verb transitive to give official approval for something rubber stamp ,rubber stamp 2 noun 1. ) count a small object with a piece of rubber on one end that is used for printing something on a piece of paper 2. ) singular official… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stamp — ▪ I. stamp stamp 1 [stæmp] noun [countable] 1. also postage stamp a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto an envelope or package before posting it: • a 29 cent stamp • Care must be taken that the correct postage …   Financial and business terms

• rubber-stamp — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: rubber stamp 1. : to cancel, endorse, approve, or otherwise mark with a rubber stamp 2. : to approve, endorse, or dispose of (as a document or policy) as a matter of routine usually without the exercise… …   Useful english dictionary

• stamp — 1. noun /stæmp/ a) An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof. The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs. b) An indentation or imprint made by stamping. Just then there was a sound of footsteps, an …   Wiktionary

• rubber stamp — rubber stamps, rubber stamping, rubber stamped also rubber stamp 1) N COUNT A rubber stamp is a small device with a name, date, or symbol on it. You press it on to an ink pad and then on to a document in order to show that the document has been… …   English dictionary

• rubber-stamp something — rubber stamp (something) if someone rubber stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough. School governors will not simply rubber stamp what teachers have already decided. The court was asked… …   New idioms dictionary

• rubber-stamp — (something) if someone rubber stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough. School governors will not simply rubber stamp what teachers have already decided. The court was asked to rubber… …   New idioms dictionary

• rubber stamp — ► NOUN 1) a hand held device for imprinting dates, addresses, etc. 2) a person who automatically authorizes another s actions. ► VERB (rubber stamp) 1) apply a rubber stamp to. 2) approve automatically without proper consideration …   English terms dictionary

• rubber-stamp — [rub′ər stamp′] vt. 1. to put the impression of a rubber stamp on ☆ 2. Informal to approve or endorse in a routine manner, without thought adj. ☆ routinely approved or approving …   English World dictionary