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sanction

/ˈsæŋkʃn/verb

उच्चारण सैंक्शन

मंज़ूरी देना, स्वीकृति देना, अनुमति देना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth formal

    to give official permission or approval for something

    मंज़ूरी देना, स्वीकृति देना, अनुमति देना

    • The board sanctioned a loan of two crore rupees.
    • The government has sanctioned the new posts.
    • The committee will sanction the money for repairs next week.
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    • Her request for leave was sanctioned by the principal.
    • The city council has not sanctioned any new buildings near the lake.

    Synonyms authorize approve permit

    Opposite forbid ban veto

noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually pl.] ~ (against sb)

    an official order that limits trade or contact with a country, in order to make it obey international law

    (किसी देश पर) प्रतिबंध

    • The UN imposed economic sanctions against the regime.
    • The group of countries imposed sanctions on the neighbouring state.
    • Several countries lifted sanctions after the peace talks.
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    • Economic sanctions hurt ordinary people as well as governments.
    • The council voted to impose sanctions on the airline.

    Synonyms embargo penalty boycott

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    [U] formal

    official permission or approval

    स्वीकृति, मंज़ूरी

    • The scheme has the sanction of the ministry.
    • The project cannot begin without the sanction of the board.
    • The trip went ahead with the sanction of the school management.
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    • They acted without the sanction of the senior officers.
    • No building work may begin without official sanction.

    Synonyms approval authorization consent

    Opposite prohibition ban

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    [C]

    a punishment for breaking a rule or law

    दंड, कार्रवाई

    • The club imposed sanctions on players who missed practice.
    • Students who cheat face strict sanctions from the university.
    • Teachers can use sanctions such as a loss of break time.
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    • The league announced heavy sanctions for any club that fixes matches.
    • What sanctions are there for breaking the library rules?

    Synonyms penalty punishment

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

authorize approve permit embargo penalty boycott approval authorization consent punishment ratify ban

Antonyms

forbid ban veto prohibition prohibit

AaSpelling

sanc·tion

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sanction has opposite meanings

As a verb, sanction means to approve. As a noun it means both approval ('with the sanction of the court') and a penalty ('sanctions against a country'). The context decides.

Verb के रूप में sanction का अर्थ 'मंज़ूरी देना' है। Noun के रूप में इसका अर्थ 'स्वीकृति' ('with the sanction of the court') और 'दंड या प्रतिबंध' ('sanctions against a country') दोनों है। संदर्भ से अर्थ तय होता है।

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Notes

Sanction is a contronym, a word with two opposite meanings; others are cleave, dust, oversight.

Sanction एक contronym है, यानी दो विपरीत अर्थों वाला शब्द; अन्य उदाहरण cleave, dust, oversight हैं।