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learner's permit

American  
[lurn-erz pur-mit] / ˈlɜrn ərz ˌpɜr mɪt /

noun

learner's permits plural
  1. a document authorizing a person to operate a vehicle under certain conditions in order to learn how to drive.


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He was already bracing for a 25% premium increase because his teen son now has a learner’s permit.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

Our first review was in September 2023, when I described the drive as a “mash of a teenager with a learner’s permit and an octogenarian.”

From Barron's Dec. 14, 2025

What brought me here was my 16-year-old daughter’s declaration, a month or so after getting her learner’s permit, that she wanted to master a stick shift.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

She quipped that the next time he apply for a learner’s permit instead of a license.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2025

He'd studied the whole manual when he turned fifteen and got his learner's permit.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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