The phrase "approved order" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to business, logistics, or procurement to indicate that an order has been officially sanctioned or accepted.
Example: "Once we receive the approved order, we will begin processing the shipment immediately."
Alternatives: "authorized order" or "validated order".
Some $9 billion-worth of approved orders linger in the pipeline and $3.5 billion-worth have been vetoed.
"So Fingerhut had to come up with a way to decide who they mailed catalogs to and who they ultimately approved orders to".
WASHINGTON — President Bush secretly approved orders in July that for the first time allow American Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without the prior approval of the Pakistani government, according to senior American officials.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld approved orders for the Third Brigade, 82nd Airborne, which went to Iraq with 3,500 soldiers in August for a six-month tour, to stay until April, the officials said.
And he approved orders for heavily armed forces to use deadly force against peaceful protesters with a very legitimate political grievance — the ouster and secret detention of Egypt's first democratically elected president.
Since 2010, Riyadh has purchased more than $100 billion in arms from the US, and Washington has approved orders to replenish Saudi stockpiles during the course of their air campaign in Yemen.
If you have questions regarding placing or approving orders, you can refer to the tutorials on the e-SHOP Training page or to the Quick Reference Guide (PDF, 237 KB).
This member of the Federal Communications Commission comes to admire the work of this company, votes to approve orders that help it and then joins the company after the Commission term expires.
Mr. Bush did not mention the order to abolish the military, and the letters do not show that he approved the order or even knew much about it.
