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/kənˈfərm/,
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confirms, 3rd person singular present; confirmed, past participle; confirming, present participle; confirmed, past tense;
  1. Establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed, suspected, or feared to be the case)
    • - if these fears are confirmed, the outlook for the economy will be dire
    • - the report confirms that a diet rich in vitamin C can help to prevent cataracts
  2. State with assurance that a report or fact is true
    • - he confirmed that the general was in the hands of the rebels
    • - “It is indeed real coffee,” I confirmed
  3. Reinforce someone in (an opinion, belief, or feeling)
    • - he fueled his misogyny by cultivating women who confirmed him in this view
  4. Make (a provisional arrangement or appointment) definite
    • - Mr. Baker's assistant telephoned to confirm his appointment with the chairman
  5. Make (something, esp. a person's appointment to a position or an agreement) formally valid; ratify
    • - the organization has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Collins as managing director
  6. Formally declare (someone) to be appointed to a particular position
    • - he was confirmed as the new peace envoy
  7. Administer the religious rite of confirmation to
    • - he had been baptized and confirmed
  1. (confirmed) of persons; not subject to change; "a confirmed bachelor"; "a confirmed invalid"
  2. (confirming) positive: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
  3. (confirming) collateral: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
  4. (Confirmed) Confirmation is a rite of initiation in Christian churches, normally carried out through the laying on of hands and prayer, and possibly also anointing, for the purpose of bestowing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
  5. (Confirmed) A plan of reorganization in Chapter 11, 12 or 13 approved by the court and binding on the parties is said to be confirmed.
  6. (Confirmed) An L/C guaranteed by both the issuing and advising banks of payment so long as seller's documents are in order, and the L/C terms are met.  Only applied to irrevocable L/C's. The confirming bank assumes the credit risk of the issuing bank.
  7. (Confirmed) A clinically compatible case with confirmatory laboratory results
  8. (Confirmed) (when the booking status says the hotel is confirmed, the system will automatically charge the full sum of payment from the credit card of the Customer and send him an E-mail informing of hotel confirmation and asking to print the Voucher from the Personal Folder);
  9. (Confirmed) A gang member recognized by the Department of Correction. Once an inmate is a confirmed gang member, the only way to remove the gang affiliation from their DOC file is to officially renounce the gang
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  11. (Confirmed) Term used to describe an allegation which is supported by the preponderance of the evidence.
  12. (Confirmed) Your order has been successfully entered through Kodak's B2B web site, and a sales order has been created in Kodak's order entry system.
  13. A Confirmed LC is one to which a second bank, usually in the Exporter's country and at the Exporter's request, adds its own commitment (confirmation) that payment will be made. ...
  14. Confirmed is a term used to describe a repayment plan under certain types of bankruptcy that has been approved by the court. This usually applies to Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The court confirms a plan according to the debtor’s ability to pay over a given time period.
  15. Confirming is a financial service in which an independent company confirms an export order in the sellers country, making payment for the goods in the currency of that country. ...
  16. (Confirming) Act of a bank other than the issuing bank assuming the liability for payment, acceptance or negotiation of correctly presented documents under a DC.
  17. (Confirming) a signal from a Secondary Indicator or other source that is consistent with the price action.  It validates the underlying thesis of the trade.  (E.g. ...