allowed
Americanadjective
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permitted or authorized.
In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.
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Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules.
allowed transition.
Other Word Forms
- unallowed adjective
Etymology
Origin of allowed
Example Sentences
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Billionaire Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso has also contributed the maximum allowed to Mahan’s campaign.
From Los Angeles Times
Filippov, along with other AIN competitors, was allowed to take part in the closing ceremony having been banned from the opening event.
From BBC
Courts allowed collections to continue precisely because the government called refunds simple, assured and beyond dispute.
After passing through metal detectors, groups of about 750 people were being allowed into the hill town basilica's lower church every half an hour starting from 7:00am.
From Barron's
"In total, this allowed Citizens Advice to bring in around £650,000 a year for energy funding in North Yorkshire, employing 20 individuals and running a countywide telephone service," she added.
From BBC
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