# greenlight

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɹiːnlaɪt/ · frequency rank #44,233

## Definitions
1. To approve; to permit to proceed.
2. To approve or requisition the harming or death of; to put a hit out on.

## Etymology
From green light.

## Common misspellings (16)
`gerenlight`, `ggreenlight`, `greelnight`, `greenilght`, `greenlgiht`, `greenligght`, `greenlighht`, `greenlightt`, `greenligth`, `greenlihgt`, `greenllight`, `greennlight`, `grenelight`, `grenlight`, `grreenlight`, `rgeenlight`

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