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allowable
[uh-lou-uh-buhl]
noun
something, as an action or amount, that is allowed.
Ecology.allowable cut.
allowable
/ əˈʊəə /
adjective
permissible; admissible
Other Word Forms
- allowableness noun
- allowably adverb
- preallowable adjective
- preallowably adverb
- unallowable adjective
- ˈǷɲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of allowable1
Example Sentences
The combination of the new utility costs and rent hikes resulted in total increases of up to 20%, more than double the allowable amount, according to the suit.
It was also his first Kentucky Derby win, although he was fined $62,000 and suspended two days for using his riding crop eight times on Sovereignty, two over the allowable number.
Musk's departure comes 130 days after Trump returned to office, the maximum allowable through his status as a "special government employee".
She said he took the pledge shortly after accepting the maximum allowable contributions from several oil donors in 2017.
The district found lead at over three times the state’s allowable limit of 80 milligrams per kilogram of soil next to Blair High School’s tennis courts and over double the limit at four elementary schools.
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