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Meaning of 'allowable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Allowable [ a.]
- Praiseworthy; laudable.
- Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.

Meaning of 'allowable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . allowable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- that may be permitted especially as according to rule
Example in sentence:
  • a permissible tax deduction;
  • permissible behavior in school

Nearby Words:

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