allowable

adjective

ə-ˈlau̇-ə-bəl How to pronounce allowable (audio)
Definition of allowablenext
as in acceptable
that may be permitted international travel without a passport isn't allowable

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Recent Examples of allowable In 2016, during the period one of us (David Michaels) served as the assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, the agency reduced the allowable level of workplace exposure to airborne silica dust. — David Michaels, Fortune, 21 June 2026 Ada County commissioners are considering raising property taxes to balance the budget, with the median Meridian homeowner potentially seeing a $30 increase under the maximum allowable hike. — Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026 Rising cases, emerging lawsuits In 2016, during the period one of us (David Michaels) served as the assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, the agency reduced the allowable level of workplace exposure to airborne silica dust. — David Michaels, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 Rosen said the agreement means Boelter can receive the longest possible prison term allowable under the law. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for allowable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allowable
  1. acceptable
  2. permissible
  3. admissible
  4. legal
Adjective
  • There’s an acceptable, understood feeling-things-out period that takes place in the first week of training camp.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The concern about respectability politics is legitimate Black people have historically been expected to alter themselves to become acceptable to institutions whose standards were rarely built with them in mind.
    — Tee Wilson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • The agency is seeking the maximum permissible fine — $470,584.
    — Preston Mizell , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists, cautions that some parts of the NRC proposal could raise permissible radiation doses in certain cases, while still staying below the cap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of permissible
Adjective
  • However, the court ultimately found police were within their rights and that the laser was admissible as evidence.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Why, then, has no court of law in any country, even the tiniest country in the world, accepted as admissible any AI-detector system?
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of admissible
Adjective
  • IPOs and public-market financing require disclosure, compliance processes and legal predictability.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Riccio points out oftentimes the license plates to legal vehicles are removed or blocked, which keeps them from being traced on license plate readers.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of legal

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