permitted; permitting
1
: to consent to expressly or formally
permit access to records
2
: to give leave : authorize
3
: to make possible
the design permits easy access
: to give an opportunity : allow
if time permits
permitter
noun
1
: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority
a gun permit
2
: a pompano (Trachinotus falcatus) that is an important game fish of temperate to tropical waters of the western Atlantic
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Verb
The judge permitted the release of the prisoner.
Smoking is not permitted in the building.
When we arrived at customs we realized we had more than the permitted number of items.
He permitted himself one more cookie.
The new ramp permits easier access to the highway.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The study instantly became a formal part of DOE permit proceedings that Trump would have to address, Public Citizen attorney Tyson Slocum told Axios' Ben Geman.
2.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers also ensured that each permit would be valid only for a single year.
—Gabrielle Clark, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Most Japanese stars who leave for the United States do so after 25, when they are permitted to sign a free-agent contract like Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s $325 million megadeal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The study instantly became a formal part of DOE permit proceedings that Trump would have to address, Public Citizen attorney Tyson Slocum told Axios' Ben Geman.
2.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
Any claims or offers to provide such a permit are false.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers also ensured that each permit would be valid only for a single year.
—Gabrielle Clark, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permit. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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permit
noun
per·mit
ˈpər-ˌmit, pər-ˈmit 
: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority
a building permit
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