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==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|fr|aval}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|finance|law}} A [[financial]] guarantee by a third party to assume the [[burden]] of a [[debt]], especially a [[bill of exchange]] in the event of [[default]].

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|financial guarantee}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|авал|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|avalo}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|vekselitakaus}}, {{t|fi|avaali}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|avalo}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|аваль}}, {{t|kk|кепілхат}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|awal|m}}
* Thai: {{t|th|อาวัล}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====References====
* ''[http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/aval.asp aval],'' in ''Investopedia''.

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|en|la|avus||grandfather}}.

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|rare}} Of, related to, or [[characteristic]] of a [[grandparent]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1973|author=w:Wilfred T. Neill|title=Twentieth-Century Indonesia|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=C5jRgwgWsNcC&pg=PA299|page=299|publisher=Columbia University Press|year_published=1973|isbn=0231035470
|passage=Sosrodihardjo found it hard to support his children, and the young Sukarno was sent to stay with his grandmother {{…}} Believing that the boy had supernatural powers of healing, she put him to licking the afflicted parts of ailing villagers, and decided that he would be a clairvoyant. But alas for '''aval''' ambitions; Sukarno turned out to be a visionary of quite a different sort.}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|en|grandparental}}

=====Hyponyms=====
* {{sense|grandfather}} {{l|en|grandfatherly}}, {{l|en|grandpaternal}}
* {{sense|grandmother}} {{l|en|grandmaternal}}, {{l|en|grandmotherly}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{der|en|ml|അവൽ}} or {{der|en|ta|அவல்}}.

====Noun====
*{{synonym of|en|flattened rice}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aalv|Alva|Lava|Vaal|lava}}

==Breton==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|br|cel-bry-pro|*aβal}}, from {{inh|br|cel-pro|*abūl}}, from {{inh|br|ine-pro|*h₂ébōl}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|br|/ˈɑː.val/}}

===Noun===
{{br-noun|m|r}}

# {{l|en|apple}}

{{C|br|Fruits}}

==Catalan==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ca|fr|aval}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{ca-noun|m}}

# [[endorsement]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}

{{C|ca|Business}}

==Cornish==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*aβal}}, from {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*abūl}}, from {{inh|kw|ine-pro|*h₂ébōl}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|kw|[ˈaval]|a=Revived Middle Cornish}}
* {{IPA|kw|[ˈævɐl]|a=Revived Late Cornish}}

===Noun===
{{kw-noun|m|avalow|avallow}}

# {{l|en|apple}}

====Derived terms====
{{der-top}}
* {{l|kw|aval briansen||larynx}}
* {{l|kw|aval dor||potato}}
* {{l|kw|aval dor brewys||mashed potato}}
* {{l|kw|aval goodh||crabapple, wild apple}}
* {{l|kw|aval gwlanek||peach}}
* {{l|kw|aval kerensa||tomato}}
* {{l|kw|aval lagas||eyeball}}
* {{l|kw|aval paradhis||grapefruit}}
* {{l|kw|aval saben||pinecone}}
* {{l|kw|avalen||apple tree}}
* {{l|kw|limaval||lime}}
* {{l|kw|lymmaval||lemon}}
* {{l|kw|owraval||orange}}
* {{l|kw|pinaval||pineapple}}
* {{l|kw|sugen aval||apple juice}}
{{der-bottom}}

{{C|kw|Fruits}}

==Estonian==

===Noun===
{{head|et|noun form}}

# {{noun form of|et|ava||ade|s}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-Paris--aval.ogg}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{m|fr|à}} + {{m|fr|val}}.

====Noun====
{{fr-noun|m|-}}

# [[downstream]] area, lower reaches (of river)

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|fr|en aval|pos=a}} (''downstream'')

===Etymology 2===
Probably an abbreviation of {{m|fr|à}} {{m|fr|valoir}}.

====Noun====
{{fr-noun|m|s}}

# [[approval]], [[endorsement]]

=====Descendants=====
{{top4}}
* {{desc|ca|aval|bor=1}}
* {{desc|en|aval|bor=1}}
* {{desc|gl|aval|bor=1}}
* {{desc|it|avallo|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pt|aval|bor=1}}
* {{desc|es|aval|bor=1}}
* {{desc|th|อาวัล|bor=1}}
* {{desc|tr|aval|bor=1}}
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===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|lava}}

==Occitan==

===Etymology===
{{af|oc|a|val}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q942602-Davidgrosclaude-aval.wav|a=Languedocien}}

===Adverb===
{{oc-adv}}

# [[down]]
#: {{ant|oc|amont}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|pt|fr|aval}}.<ref>{{R:pt:Infopédia}}</ref><ref>{{R:pt:Priberam}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{rhymes|pt|al|q1=Portugal|aw|q2=Brazil|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|pt|a|val}}

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|m}}

# [[permit]] {{gloss|an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal}}
#: {{syn|pt|permissão|autorização|licença}}
# {{lb|pt|figurative}} [[authorization]], [[approval]]

===References===
<references/>

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|fr|aval}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|-}}

# [[downstream]]

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n|n=sg}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|es|fr|aval}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m}}

# [[endorsement]]
#* {{quote-web|es|author=Camilo S. Baquero; Marc Rovira|date=16 may 2024|title=Junqueras quiere que la militancia avale su aspiración a seguir liderando ERC|url=https://elpais.com/espana/elecciones-catalanas/2024-05-16/junqueras-quiere-que-la-militancia-avale-su-aspiracion-a-seguir-liderando-erc.html|work=El País|passage=Oriol Junqueras aspira a llegar al congreso extraordinario de ERC, que se celebrará el 30 de noviembre, con un '''aval''' claro de la militancia para repetir como presidente de la formación, pese a haber dejado el cargo el miércoles.}}
# [[countersignature]]
# [[guarantee]]

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|es|avalar|avalista}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:es:DRAE}}