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    green light
    /ˌɡriːn ˈlʌɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a green traffic light giving permission to proceed.

    verb

    • 1. give permission to go ahead with (a project): "they refused to green-light his script until he did a major rewrite"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › green-lightGREEN-LIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to give permission for something to happen: If we can't do this movie for $5 million, the studio is not going to green-light it. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Allowing and permitting. admission. admit. admit of something. allow of something. allowable.

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  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › green lightGreen light Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. Synonyms of green light. : authority or permission to proceed. green-light. ˈgrēn-ˌlīt. transitive verb. Synonyms. allowance. authorization. clearance. concurrence. consent. granting. leave. license. licence. permission. sanction. sufferance. warrant. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of green light in a Sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › green lightGreen light - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When someone gives you a green light, they're telling you it's okay to go ahead with your plan. Don't start painting the living room purple until you get the green light from your parents! Green light has been used to mean "permission" since the 1930s.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › green-lightGREEN LIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Green light definition: a green-colored traffic light used to signal drivers, pedestrians, etc., that they may proceed.. See examples of GREEN LIGHT used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › green-light_1green light noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Definition of green light noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › green-lightGREEN LIGHT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    GREEN LIGHT definition: permission to do something: . Learn more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › green+lightGreen light - definition of green light by The Free Dictionary

    Define green light. green light synonyms, green light pronunciation, green light translation, English dictionary definition of green light. n. 1. The green-colored light that signals traffic to proceed. 2. Informal Permission to proceed. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...