Auth

name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of authentication. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of authorization. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "“I once had to do a prior auth for United for a glass bottle,” a medical resident wrote. “The compounded intranasal midazolam was covered, but the glass bottle it came in was not.”"

  3. 3
    Abbreviation of authoritarian. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To authenticate. informal

    "You can't post messages on the site unless you're authed."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"“I once had to do a prior auth for United for a glass bottle,” a medical resident wrote. “The compounded intranasal midazolam was covered, but the glass bottle it came in was not.”"

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