Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubber stamp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: rub-ber s-tamp
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.

noun

A person or organization that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organization.

adj

Of a person, organization, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power.

verb

To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The library had a rubber stamp to imprint the due date."
"During the Roman principate, the senate largely served as a rubber stamp for the emperor."
"rubber stamp politics"
"rubber stamp parliament"
"rubber stamp legislature"
"rubber stamp diet"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

rubber stamps (plural) rubber-stamp (alternative) rubberstamp (alternative) rubber stamps (present, singular) rubber stamping (participle, present) rubber stamped (participle, past) rubber stamped (past)

Phrases

rubber stamp politics pencil whip

Frequently Paired Words

pencil whip

Synonyms

handstamp

Questions

What does rubber stamp mean?: A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.

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