say-so

someone's permission or order to do something

अनुमति, आदेश

Usage

Examples

Nothing changes here without the director's say-so.

He left early on his boss's say-so.

Common mistake

We can leave on the manager's say.

We can leave on the manager's say-so.

For permission, use the full noun say-so, with a hyphen.

Remember: Say-so = because the boss said so.