permitted; permitting
1
: to consent to expressly or formally
permit access to records
2
: to give leave : authorize
3
: to make possible
the design permits easy access
: to give an opportunity : allow
if time permits
permitter
noun
1
: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority
a gun permit
2
: a pompano (Trachinotus falcatus) that is an important game fish of temperate to tropical waters of the western Atlantic
Examples of permit in a Sentence
Verb
The judge permitted the release of the prisoner.
Smoking is not permitted in the building.
When we arrived at customs we realized we had more than the permitted number of items.
He permitted himself one more cookie.
The new ramp permits easier access to the highway.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.
—USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Once financing is in place, and final state permits in hand, Perpetua aims to start building infrastructure at the site toward mining operations.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Crawling and scraping of our site is not permitted.
—USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
After an initial proposal that did not require a license or conditional use permit to establish the new shelters passed out of committee in July, it was sent back to committee to address some Republican council members' concerns.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Once financing is in place, and final state permits in hand, Perpetua aims to start building infrastructure at the site toward mining operations.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Permit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permit. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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permit
noun
per·mit
ˈpər-ˌmit, pər-ˈmit 
: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority
a building permit
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