- permission that somebody gives to do something
- Nothing could be done without her say-so.
- He has the final say-so on these matters (= the right to make decisions).
Idioms
See say-so in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryon somebody’s say-so
- based on a statement that somebody makes without giving any proof
- He hired and fired people on his partner's say-so.
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