permitted
Americanadjective
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allowed or tolerated.
One lettuce contained a gene-mutating compound at over sixty times the permitted level.
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given permission to do something; authorized.
Some of the user-uploaded data should only be accessible to a permitted group of users.
verb
Other Word Forms
- nonpermitted adjective
- permittedly adverb
- unpermitted adjective
Etymology
Origin of permitted
Example Sentences
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Paramount’s latest bid came after Warner’s board of directors set a seven-day window for the companies to negotiate, which Netflix permitted.
“Our WA Parish facility ran in 2025 within its permitted limits,” an NRG spokesman said, noting that emissions at all facilities fluctuate based on how often they operate and fuel variations.
As a member of Congress, Garcia is legally permitted to view the unredacted versions of the released Epstein files at the department, as the House Oversight Committee conducts its own investigation into Epstein.
From BBC
Marie, who becomes the prioress of the abbey at 17, begins a rise to power — or as much power as a woman is permitted — using her fellow nuns to fight off political and violent incursions.
From Los Angeles Times
The World Cup stadium code of conduct states ticket holders are only permitted to bring certain types of bags into stadiums.
From BBC
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