(British, transitive) To approve or certify by awarding the kitemark.
(British, transitive) To approve or certify by awarding the kitemark.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(by extension) Any similar certification or, in colloquial terms, as a benchmark intended to indicate safety or good quality.
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(UK) A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards Institute, based on the letters B, S, and V.
"kitemark" means: A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards Institute, based on the letters B, S, and V.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"kitemark" means: A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards Institute, based on the letters B, S, and V.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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