1. to give official approval or permission for something in advance, before it occurs
Usage: transitive verb; common in financial and medical contexts

Examples

• The insurance company will preauthorize the surgery before the patient enters the hospital.
• You need to preauthorize the payment so the transaction can be processed automatically.
• The bank preauthorized the wire transfer to avoid delays.
• Patients should preauthorize their medical procedures with their insurance provider.
• The vendor preauthorized the charge on your credit card for the subscription service.
• We preauthorized the contractor's work before construction began.