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allowable

[uh-lou-uh-buhl] / əˈlaʊ ə bəl /


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The problem is that allowable rent increases in recent years have averaged less than 2% annually, which hasn’t kept pace with landlords’ surging costs for insurance, maintenance and utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result of the December conviction, the Trump Organization was ordered to pay a $1.6 million fine to the state, the largest amount allowable under New York law.

From Washington Post

The only allowable punishment, under the bill, would be enrollment in a court-approved firearm safety course.

From New York Times

The allowable concentrations would be comparable to a few grains of salt in an Olympic-size swimming pool.

From Salon

On the issue of reducing allowable maximum sentences, it is simply the public perception.

From Washington Post