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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPERMIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   The meaning of PERMIT is to consent to expressly or formally. How to use permit in a sentence.

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   Definition of permit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   To permit is to allow someone to do something. How is permit different from allow and let? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERMIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A permit is an official document which says that you may do something. For example you usually need a permit to work in a foreign country.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPERMIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › permitPermit - definition of permit by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To allow the doing of (something); consent to: permit the sale of alcoholic beverages. 2. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize: permitted him to explain. 3. To afford opportunity or possibility for: weather that permits sailing. v.intr. To afford opportunity; allow: if circumstances permit. n. (pûr′mĭt, pər-mĭt′)

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   permit meaning, definition, what is permit: to allow something to happen, especially...: Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpermit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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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    As a noun, a permit is a document that lets you do something — like when you get a driver's permit to learn to drive, or a gun permit to carry a gun, or even a construction permit to build an addition to your house.