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Permit
pəˈmɪt
Permit definitions
verb
permits
permitting
permitted
permit
- officially allow (someone) to do something
"the law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke"
allow let authorize give someone permission/authorization/leave sanction grant grant someone the right license empower enable entitle qualify- authorize or allow (something)
"the country is not ready to permit any rice imports"
- provide an opportunity or scope for (something) to take place; make possible
"the car park was too rutted and stony to permit ball games"
- allow for; admit of
"the camp permits of no really successful defence"
noun
permit
permits
- an official document giving someone authorization to do something
"he is only in Britain on a work permit"