I. adjective
or okay also okey or okeh (ˈ)ō|kā
Etymology: abbreviation of oll korrect, facetious alteration of all correct
: all right
an OK battery commander — John Phillips
will print anything however bad which is politically OK — George Orwell
there are people, nice people, okay people, who do their own housework, cooking, and serving — Laura Hobson
II. adverb
or okay also okey or okeh “
: all right : yes
OK, Doctor, I'll let you know — John Hersey
okay, okay, but be good to him — C.O.Gorham
III. transitive verb
or okay also okey or okeh “
( OK'd or okayed ; OK'd or okayed ; OK'ing or okaying ; OK's or okays )
: approve , authorize , sanction
read and OK'd every script — Sam Balter
all right, I'll okay that — James Hilton
okehs easing small business tax — Sacramento (Calif.) Bee
IV. noun
or okay also okey or okeh “
( -s )
: approval , endorsement , sanction , authorization
he gets the OK of the Production Code censors — Joseph Wechsberg
an ad presented to the publisher for okey — Publishers' Weekly