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allowable

Pronunciation: /əˈlaʊ.əbəl/

The English word “allowable” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Appropriate; acceptable.
  2. Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
  3. Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
  4. Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
  5. Praiseworthy.

noun

  1. A permitted amount or activity.

Etymology

From Middle English allowable, alowable, a borrowing from Old French alouable (Modern French allouable), from allouer, equivalent to allow + -able.

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