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Definition of kosher adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

kosher

adjective
 
/ˈkəʊʃə(r)/
 
/ˈkəʊʃər/
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  1. (of food) prepared according to the rules of Jewish law
    • a kosher meal
    • a kosher butcher/restaurant (= one that prepares or serves this food).
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2, Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • strictly
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  2. (informal) honest or legal
    • Their business deals are not always completely kosher.
    • It all seems kosher enough.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • fully
    • perfectly
    • quite
    • …
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    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Hebrew kāšēr ‘proper’.
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