# authorization

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃn/ · frequency rank #10,493

## Definitions
1. An act of authorizing.
2. The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
3. A document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.
4. Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

## Etymology
From authorize + -ation.

## Common misspellings (19)
`atuhorization`, `auhtorization`, `authhorization`, `authoirzation`, `authoriaztion`, `authorizaiton`, `authorizasion`, `authorizatino`, `authorizationn`, `authorizatoin`, `authorizattion`, `authoriztaion`, `authorizzation`, `authorrization`, `authorziation`, `authroization`, `autohrization`, `autthorization`, `uathorization`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/authorization