authorisation

«authorisation» in Mova's school dictionary: Official permission to do something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (authorisation, authorisations); US spelling: authorization

meaning for a pupil

1) Official permission to do something. tree →

2) A document or code that gives that permission. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in school (a note giving authorisation for a trip), adult life (banks, passwords, payments) and safety (only staff with authorisation may enter). It tells the reader someone has been allowed. Phrases: without authorisation, give authorisation, authorisation code, written authorisation.

examples

• You need your parents' authorisation to go on the trip. tree →
• No entry without authorisation. tree →
• The bank sent an authorisation code to Mum's phone. tree →
• Only staff with authorisation can open this door. tree →
• The head gave authorisation for the fire drill. tree →
• He used the computer without authorisation and got in trouble. tree →
• Please sign this form to give your authorisation. tree →

note

UK, Australia, NZ spelling often -isation; US and Canada -ization. Verb: authorise/authorize. Similar: permission, approval. Countable for documents (authorisations), uncountable for the idea.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «authorisation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.