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
: either of two pompanos (Trachinotus falcatus and T. goodei) that are important game fishes of temperate to tropical waters of the western Atlantic
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Examples of permit in a Sentence
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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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 5 July 2024
The law permits the forest service to keep the money collected at certain sites and use it to operate and enhance the forest.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The project still requires an additional federal approval of its construction and operations plan, along with two state-level permits, before construction can begin.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024
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Verb
Meanwhile, the super-wealthy have been fleeing the country due to changes in the non-domicile tax rule, which had permitted no taxation on overseas income.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 5 July 2024
The law permits the forest service to keep the money collected at certain sites and use it to operate and enhance the forest.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
Noun
Ivor van Heerden, former deputy director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center, said federal and state agencies that issued permits for these facilities failed to take the full risks of future sea level rise or land subsidence into account.
—Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The project still requires an additional federal approval of its construction and operations plan, along with two state-level permits, before construction can begin.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permit. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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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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