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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Van Dijk started the game with 18-year-old Ifeanyi Ndukwe, who looks like a terrific talent but will have to go on loan this season due to work permit issues.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Japan's constitution renounces offensive military force, and successive governments have maintained a decades-old pledge not to possess nuclear weapons, produce them or permit their introduction into the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
The department will weigh in on the conditional use permit at a later date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mudd lit an oil lamp and dialed up the flame to permit a proper examination of his new patient.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Activities are subject to specific permits, and Greenland Energy still hopes to obtain full approval to begin drilling soon in order to determine the quality of potential deposits.
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
Some of our technology permits us to deny its existence, and we maintain flickers of life for long stretches in one community of cells or another, as though we were keeping a flag flying.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
"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
Citizens are also permitted to invest overseas, but now mainly through government-approved methods that return any profits in yuan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"OpenAI should not be permitted to use Apple's secrets to gain an unjust head start in its hardware ambitions," the iPhone-maker says.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 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
When Bliss finally permitted it, Garfield was lifted onto a reclining chair by the window so that he had a better view outside.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
“Our job is to come up with a lot of options and they’ll pick and choose what they want, time permitting and other factors,” says Fitzgerald.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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 aviation regulator is permitting the airport to claw back up to £320m through higher airport charges to airlines for each passenger, which is likely to end up being added to ticket prices.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
By retiring when he did, he avoided that fate, which would have established a precedent that smacked of monarchical longevity by permitting biology to set the terminus of his tenure.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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