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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Individuals funded their accounts using an annual quota of $50,000 that authorities permit for transfer overseas for tourism or business travel, Chinese state media have reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"After careful consideration, it was determined there is no path forward to permit these projects in the US for the foreseeable future," the company said in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In May, Google applied for a permit to release 32 million mosquitoes for a similar project in Florida and California.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The department will weigh in on the conditional use permit at a later date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
We ran by Gibraltar wi’oot bein’ able to signal; an’ till we came to the Dardanelles and had to wait to get our permit to pass, we never were within hail o’ aught.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
The plant got air pollution permits in January, Amazon received construction permits last week, and satellite imagery confirmed clearing had begun at the site named in the plant's air permit records.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Her relationship frequently crosses boundaries, but Maddie permits it because the attention makes her feel good and motivates her disorder.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The risk section of its own earnings release opens with export permits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Secret Handshake had obtained the necessary permits to display the statue and the group was allowed to reinstall it after repairing the damage that was done when it was removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“There are also permits and a whole bunch of other stuff to take care of,” Dad said.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
"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
"We lack essential supplies because importing beekeeping equipment from the other side is not permitted," Al-Dabba told AFP, saying he had approached external organisations and ministries in Gaza and the occupied West Bank for help.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
A test will come on Thursday, when a first wave of pre-IPO SpaceX investors will be permitted to sell shares under so-called lockup agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In addition, Carvalho received “gifts from contractors and lobbyists beyond the limits permitted by law,” the letter alleged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
In one of the most bizarre aspects of the Volstead Act, veterinarians were also permitted to write out prescriptions for their four-legged patients.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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 Myanmar government could "gain a lot from ASEAN" by permitting access to Suu Kyi, said researcher Morgan Michaels of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Many towns and cities help older homeowners stay in their homes by permitting them to defer their taxes until they sell their homes or pass away.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The women's game has trialled a fan choice pilot, external over the past two seasons, permitting alcohol to be consumed in the stands.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I couldn’t exactly imagine Mrs. Ackermann permitting her daughter to crawl out the window in the middle of the night.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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