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   permit

   verb

   • 1. officially allow (someone) to do something: "the law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke"
   • ▪ 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

   • 1. an official document giving someone authorization to do something: "he is only in Britain on a work permit"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘commit, hand over’): from Latin permittere, from per- ‘through’ + mittere ‘send, let go’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. permitter noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • English (US)

     PERMIT meaning: 1. to allow something: 2. to make something...

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   • Permit: Korean Translation

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   • Permit: German Translation

     PERMIT translate: erlauben, erlauben, die Genehmigung. Learn...

   • Permit: Arabic Translation

     PERMIT translate: يَسْمَح, تَصْريح. Learn more in the...

   • Permit: French Translation

     PERMIT translate: permettre de, autoriser à, permettre,...

   • Permit Spanish Translation

     PERMIT translate: autorizar, permitir, permiso, licencia,...

   • Permit: Russian Translation

     PERMIT translate: разрешать , допускать, позволять ,...

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   noun. /ˈpɜːmɪt/ /ˈpɜːrmɪt/ an official document that gives somebody the right to do something, especially for a limited period of time. a parking/building permit. to apply for a permit. permit for something The agency issued permits for exploratory drilling. The company failed to obtain the necessary permits for the landfill project.

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   PERMIT definition: 1. to allow something: 2. to make something possible: 3. an official document that allows you to…. Learn more.