OK (/ ˌoʊˈkeɪ / ⓘ), with spelling variations including okay, okeh, O.K. and many others, is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, acknowledgment, or a sign of indifference. OK is frequently used as a …

Orenstein & Koppel (normally abbreviated to "O&K") was a major German engineering company specialising in railway vehicles, escalators, and heavy equipment. It was founded on April 1, 1876, in Berlin by Benno Orenstein and Arthur Koppel.

The abbreviation O.K. stood for oll korrect, a deliberate misspelling of all correct. Several of these abbreviated misspellings became popular for a time, but O.K. was the only one to gain a …

O.K., Okay, Okeh let's talk about the world's favorite word in this 5th episode of Origin of Words. Where does OK come from? What does OK stand for? And what did OK originally mean? From Silver...

Mar 21, 2014 · Van Buren’s supporters came up with their own campaign rallying cry—“O.K.” Van Buren was born and bred in the upstate New York town of Kinderhook, and he developed the nickname “Old...

Let us present for comparison the 1839 New York newspaper report of a fashionable young woman remarking to her male friend "O.K.K.B.W.P.": her alphabetic litany was answered with a kiss and reported to translate as "one kind kiss before we part."

La locución O.K., ok (en inglés: okay, en español: okey 2 3 4 u oká; 5 ), proviene del inglés estadounidense y se usa como «de acuerdo», «está bien» o para indicar conformidad. 6 Se usa como adjetivo y adverbio.

We use okay as a response token to show that we understand, accept, or agree with what someone is saying: … We often use okay as an adjective to say that something is not a …

Mar 3, 2025 · Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence. We can start as soon as we get the OK. (transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to. I don't want to OK this amount of money. (transitive, computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK. Type a suitable name for your Marker and OK the dialogue box.

Anything that's ok is all right or fine. A perfectly ok answer when your dad asks how your homework is going is " Ok." If something's ok, it's not terrible, but it's not wonderful either — …