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allowable

[uh-lou-uh-buhl] / əˈlaʊ ə bəl /


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Savers 50 and over, meanwhile, can make an additional $8,000 catch-up contribution, bringing their total allowable contribution to $32,500.

From MarketWatch

We sized them up, looking for one no taller than 15 feet, the allowable limit.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Betancur took the maximum allowable and added private loans to cover the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The resulting cascade on the court system has been compounded by Pirro’s push for prosecutors to bring the harshest charges allowable, even for minor infractions.

From Salon