appro

English

Etymology

Short for approbation.

Noun

appro (uncountable)

1. (business, informal) The situation where goods, especially jewellery, must be returned by the retailer if not successfully sold.

   The goods were delivered on appro.

See also

• sale or return

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• propa

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of approbatur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑp(ː)ro/, [ˈɑ̝p.(p)ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑp(ː)ro
• Syllabification^(key): app‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): app‧ro

Noun

appro

1. (colloquial) short for approbatur (academic syllabus)
2. (university slang) pub crawl

Declension

Inflection of appro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		appro	approt
genitive		appron	approjen
partitive		approa	approja
illative		approon	approihin
		singular	plural
nominative		appro	approt
accusative	nom.	appro	approt
	gen.	appron
genitive		appron	approjen
partitive		approa	approja
inessive		approssa	approissa
elative		approsta	approista
illative		approon	approihin
adessive		approlla	approilla
ablative		approlta	approilta
allative		approlle	approille
essive		approna	approina
translative		approksi	approiksi
abessive		approtta	approitta
instructive		—	approin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of appro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative approni approni accusative nom. approni approni gen. approni genitive approni approjeni partitive approani approjani inessive approssani approissani elative approstani approistani illative approoni approihini adessive approllani approillani ablative approltani approiltani allative approlleni approilleni essive appronani approinani translative approkseni approikseni abessive approttani approittani instructive — — comitative — approineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative approsi approsi accusative nom. approsi approsi gen. approsi genitive approsi approjesi partitive approasi approjasi inessive approssasi approissasi elative approstasi approistasi illative approosi approihisi adessive approllasi approillasi ablative approltasi approiltasi allative approllesi approillesi essive appronasi approinasi translative approksesi approiksesi abessive approttasi approittasi instructive — — comitative — approinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative appromme appromme accusative nom. appromme appromme gen. appromme genitive appromme approjemme partitive approamme approjamme inessive approssamme approissamme elative approstamme approistamme illative approomme approihimme adessive approllamme approillamme ablative approltamme approiltamme allative approllemme approillemme essive appronamme approinamme translative approksemme approiksemme abessive approttamme approittamme instructive — — comitative — approinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative appronne appronne accusative nom. appronne appronne gen. appronne genitive appronne approjenne partitive approanne approjanne inessive approssanne approissanne elative approstanne approistanne illative approonne approihinne adessive approllanne approillanne ablative approltanne approiltanne allative approllenne approillenne essive appronanne approinanne translative approksenne approiksenne abessive approttanne approittanne instructive — — comitative — approinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative appronsa appronsa accusative nom. appronsa appronsa gen. appronsa genitive appronsa approjensa partitive approaan approansa approjaan approjansa inessive approssaan approssansa approissaan approissansa elative approstaan approstansa approistaan approistansa illative approonsa approihinsa adessive approllaan approllansa approillaan approillansa ablative approltaan approltansa approiltaan approiltansa allative approlleen approllensa approilleen approillensa essive appronaan appronansa approinaan approinansa translative approkseen approksensa approikseen approiksensa abessive approttaan approttansa approittaan approittansa instructive — — comitative — approineen approinensa

Derived terms

• approilija