Check and Permission

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Check noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.

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Permission is an antonym for check in topics: restraint, inspection, symbol for ticking off, pattern of squares.

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

Permission noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Check is an antonym for permission.

full	full check	full permission
special	special check	special permission
direct	direct check	direct permission
free	free check	free permission
Other adjectives: legal, simple, cheerful, explicit, signed.

Andy bitterly telling Gary that he doesn't need to check with his wife for permission, hints that his wife recently left him.

Source: Foreshadowing / Live-Action Films
He got a royalty check for a song of his that his sleazy ex-manager sold to a fast food corporation without his permission.

Source: Karmic Jackpot
Tricked Into Signing: A signed permission slip from a teacher in order to check out a book from the restricted section of the library.

Source: Literature / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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