Definition of Greenlight

1. Verb. (transitive) To approve; to permit to proceed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Greenlight

1. to give approval to [v -LIGHTED or -LIT, -LIGHTING, -LIGHTS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenlight

greenifying
greening
greenings
greenish
greenish blue
greenish yellow
greenishly
greenishness
greenishnesses
greenism
greenkeeper
greenkeepers
greenkeeping
greenlet
greenlets
greenlight (current term)
greenlighted
greenlighting
greenlights
greenling
greenlings
greenlit
greenly
greenmail
greenmailed
greenmailer
greenmailers
greenmailing
greenmails
greenmarket

Literary usage of Greenlight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting by Paul Waide, Satoshi Tanishima, International Energy Agency (2006)
"... greenlight Australia programme Programme reference no. and title MEPS programmes I MEPS and comparative labelling for tungsten halogen transformers MEPS ..."

2. Usurpers of Freedom in Conspiracy by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"This deep background material is critical for all of GreenLight and for the ... There is an obligation on GreenLight as a whole to continue to work after ..."

3. Movie Capital Made Easy: Finding Money for a Feature Film by Evans, Mervin (2006)
"... greenlight - a greenlight being the go- ahead to begin production - a studio will invest considerable amounts of money to secure a project to make into ..."

4. Innovation in Energy Technology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at by OECD Staff (2006)
"... relationships with several leading Canadian fuel cell companies (Angstrom, Ballard, greenlight, QuestAir Technologies, ..."

5. History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio by Augustus Waldo Drury (1909)
"... namely: Benjamin Stites, John S. Gano, Thomas C. Wade, greenlight Baily, Mrs. Baily and Edmund Bux- ton. They were organized into a church by Rev. ..."

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