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allowable

(əlaʊəbəl)

1. adjective

If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.

Resitting the exam is allowable only under certain circumstances.

2. adjective

Allowable costs or expenses are amounts of money that you do not have to pay tax on.

[business]

Her expenses were allowable deductions.

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allowable in British English

(əˈlaʊəbəl)

adjective

permissible; admissible

(of financial costs) that can be allowed or justified

Derived forms

allowably (alˈlowably)

adverb

allowable in American English

(əˈlaʊəbəl)

adjective

that can be allowed; permissible

Derived forms

allowably (alˈlowably)

adverb

Examples of 'allowable' in a sentence
allowable

And though he was keeping his spending to a minimum, a newspaper was an allowable expense.

(adjective) in the sense of permissible

It ought not to be allowable for anyone else to take the child.

Synonyms

permissible

He said it was not permissible to postpone the case any longer.

all right

Would it be all right if I waited here?

approved

appropriate

suitable

She had no other dress suitable for the occasion.

acceptable

This was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour.

tolerable

He described their living conditions as tolerable.

admissible

Convictions will rise now that photographic evidence is admissible.

sufferable

sanctionable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acceptable

Definition

able to be endured

This was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour.

Synonyms

tolerable,

bearable,

allowable,

admissible,

supportable,

endurable,

sufferable

in the sense of admissible

Definition

allowed to be brought as evidence in court

Convictions will rise now that photographic evidence is admissible.

Synonyms

permissible,

allowed,

permitted,

acceptable,

tolerated,

tolerable,

passable,

allowable

in the sense of all right

Would it be all right if I waited here?

Synonyms

permitted,

O.K. or okay (informal),

sanctioned,

acceptable,

legal,

proper,

legitimate,

authorized,

lawful,

permissible,

allowable,

kosher (informal),

admissible,

legit (slang),

licit,

ALrIt

Nearby words of
allowable

allotted
allow
allow for something
allowable
allowance
alloy
allude to

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allowable

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单词	allowable
释义	Trends of allowable View usage for: allowable (əlaʊəbəl) 1. adjective If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it. Resitting the exam is allowable only under certain circumstances. 2. adjective Allowable costs or expenses are amounts of money that you do not have to pay tax on. [business] Her expenses were allowable deductions. More Synonyms of allowable allowable in British English (əˈlaʊəbəl) adjective 1. permissible; admissible 2. (of financial costs) that can be allowed or justified Derived forms allowably (alˈlowably) adverb allowable in American English (əˈlaʊəbəl) adjective that can be allowed; permissible Derived forms allowably (alˈlowably) adverb Examples of 'allowable' in a sentence allowable And though he was keeping his spending to a minimum, a newspaper was an allowable expense. Patrick Ness THE CRASH OF HENNINGTON (2003) (adjective) in the sense of permissible It ought not to be allowable for anyone else to take the child. Synonyms permissible He said it was not permissible to postpone the case any longer. all right Would it be all right if I waited here? approved appropriate suitable She had no other dress suitable for the occasion. acceptable This was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour. tolerable He described their living conditions as tolerable. admissible Convictions will rise now that photographic evidence is admissible. sufferable sanctionable Additional synonyms in the sense of acceptable Definition able to be endured This was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour. Synonyms tolerable, bearable, allowable, admissible, supportable, endurable, sufferable in the sense of admissible Definition allowed to be brought as evidence in court Convictions will rise now that photographic evidence is admissible. Synonyms permissible, allowed, permitted, acceptable, tolerated, tolerable, passable, allowable in the sense of all right Would it be all right if I waited here? Synonyms permitted, O.K. or okay (informal), sanctioned, acceptable, legal, proper, legitimate, authorized, lawful, permissible, allowable, kosher (informal), admissible, legit (slang), licit, ALrIt Nearby words of allowable allotted allow allow for something allowable allowance alloy allude to Synonyms of 'allowable' allowable Explore 'allowable' in the dictionary
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