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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Bridger, which applied for a permit from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality earlier this year, didn’t respond to requests for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
That permit allows about 2,000 feet of pipe from the border to a nearby shut-off valve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Lineage has since filed for a permit to rebuild the Boyle Heights warehouse, which was met with fierce backlash from the community and city officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Simply put, the better the league Ndukwe plays in, the more points towards a work permit he will earn.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I can’t permit you to stay out there all night. You must come in the house instantly.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Delaware permits insurers to form “captive” reinsurance companies, which can strike deals with the main insurer to take on some risk, often enabling the companies to hold less capital to protect against losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
This permits U.S. residence, not voting, yet there’s confusion, since “much of the paperwork and language around this status designation refers to such individuals as dual citizens.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The possession permits are valid for the lifetime of the holder.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The state's Chief Wildlife Warden Rakesh Kumar Dogra told BBC Tamil that individuals could keep a lar gibbon if they had the permits and documentation required by law.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I must tell you that I’m surprised your mother permits you to go around with boys.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
“The government suggests it is permitted to use a civil action as a ‘fishing expedition,’ ” she wrote.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The letter noted that Daniels’ contract permitted LSU to use his name, image and likeness for only 180 days beyond his final game in college.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
When China permitted Morgan Stanley to create the first Sino-U.S. investment-banking joint venture in the mid-1990s, China International Capital, Zhu’s son Levin Zhu Yunlai gained a senior position and remains active in the financial industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We have not been informed of the charges against them or permitted to see them," Guterres' spokesman Farhan Haq said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
I went back to my cell with a new resolve: the next time I was permitted a shower I would take with me three of my gospels.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
NMP said the clearance does not mean it will immediately begin commercial mining operations as it still needs to complete permitting, including for the necessary land-based infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
State laws on the subject vary considerably, with some prohibiting commercial surrogacy and others liberally permitting it and even issuing parentage orders before birth.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The lighter footprint is intended to make permitting easier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
During the primary, all major candidates agreed on the need to reduce roadblocks to homebuilding and permitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The resulting fixed abode contributes to denser human populations by permitting a shortened birth interval.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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