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.
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His theoretical analysis identified an additional constraint on the values of fundamental physical constants: They must permit liquids to move in ways that support life within and between cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The incident was later categorised by the EA as a "minor" breach of the company's permit.
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
Now he made an effort to rest his head on my shoulder, but I would not permit it.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Many who hadn’t lost a house couldn’t imagine surviving a grueling six-year fight with an insurance company for money and the city for permits — let alone twice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
This follows a revised 15.8% drop in the value of permits a month earlier, after an 18.9% jump in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The UAE is a big hub for data-center investment, but projects there have their own challenges, including reliable power, cooling, water availability, connectivity, building permits and the economics of the data center in question.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
Perhaps the safest thing to do at the outset, if technology permits, is to send music.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
The Briton will start Sunday's race from the back of the grid because he needs to fit a new engine which takes him beyond his permitted number for the season.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
The department would also be permitted to conduct regular audits to flag officers who use the system frequently or conduct unusual searches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
They must also show how they prevent children permitted to use their services from encountering content deemed harmful for them.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
But when the invasion of the foreigner came, they showed themselves for what they were, and thus Charles, King of France, was permitted to take Italy with a piece of chalk.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
This is a major departure from the historic standard of net realized gains — thus, permitting managers to pocket performance fees on temporary highs that may vanish the next year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Copper ore grades are declining, pushing up the cost of extracting copper, and mine projects face high permitting and regulatory hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
York Minster charges £20 for general admission tickets and under-18s can accompany paying adults for free, while St Paul's Cathedral in London charges a £26 fee for tourist visits, while permitting service attendees free entry.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
Let her continue to think so, for in truth you soon will be, God willing and your health permitting, for I have requested the Prior to arrange your journey with all speed.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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