preauthorize

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verb

To authorize in advance.

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Meanings

verbpreauthorize (third-person singular simple present preauthorizes, present participle preauthorizing, simple past and past participle preauthorized)

present singular third person preauthorizes · participle present preauthorizing · participle past preauthorized · past preauthorized

  1. To authorize in advance.

    You cannot preauthorize a legal defense.

    2011, Michael W. Doyle, Striking First, →ISBN, page 101
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    Associations can reap these benefits by convincing customers to preauthorize payments.

    1977, Savings and Loan News - Volume 98, Issues 1-6, page 58

    Applicants applying by mail may preauthorize payment of the fee at the time the application is made.

    2005, Austin T. Fragomen, Immigration Procedures Handbook, page 247

Origin

From pre- + authorize.

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APA

preauthorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preauthorize

MLA

“preauthorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preauthorize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preauthorize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preauthorize.

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