permit
Usage
What are other ways to say permit?
Both verbs that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, permit and allow are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive of the two. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.
Example Sentences
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EET Fuels, which bought the refinery from Shell in 2011 for £842m, holds a permit to operate the site.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The U.S. will temporarily permit the highway use of dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically used for farming, the Journal’s Collin Eaton writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
EET Fuels is due to be sentenced next month for the previous permit breaches between 2018 and 2020.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Because of their frequency, they can also affect the general public’s right to enjoy the coastline. Therefore, pre-planned setups and professional photography have specific rules and permit requirements.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Pearl nodded and refrained from reminding her that technically, the temporary permit allowed her to drive only with a licensed adult over twenty-one.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
In some cases, years of litigation have led to permits for oil, gas and coal projects being overturned, including in the UK.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
TPS allows immigrants to obtain work permits and other documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The "new generation" focused on building small illegal outposts and agricultural projects without permits from Israeli authorities -- a strategy known as "minimum people on maximum land".
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The IFR awards licences to all 116 clubs in English football's top five tiers, which permits them to operate.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Thus, the evidence derived from plant names in modern African languages permits us to glimpse the existence of three languages being spoken in Africa thousands of years ago: ancestral Nilo-Saharan, ancestral Niger-Congo, and ancestral Afroasiatic.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Crucially, the tokens permitted by the SEC exemptions will carry the same shareholder rights granted to investors in traditional stocks, including dividend payouts and proxy votes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Such discharges can be permitted by the Environment Agency under specified circumstances.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Chief among the requests was a private room inside the West Wing for Xi to take a break between events, with only his wife, Peng Liyuan, permitted to join him, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Opponents say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted in the 90% of revenues, prompting clinics to cut programs to avoid financial penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He was Jefferson’s trusty servant, permitted to travel alone with important papers or to collect money that was owed to Jefferson.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Maybe the one issue on which there is consensus in Washington is that federal permitting is dysfunctional, but lawmakers have struggled to agree on how to fix it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The bill would let federal agencies outsource some permitting work under the Endangered Species Act to states, which could expedite reviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Another thing about permitting reform: No one has ever discovered a way to make a joke involving the words permitting reform, and we’re not about to try.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
Combine this with a promise of far-reaching reform of the permitting process to unleash a new investment boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Eventually the blood returned to our heads, permitting cerebration.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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