permitted

American  

[per-mit-id] / pərˈmɪt ɪd /

adjective

1. allowed or tolerated.

   One lettuce contained a gene-mutating compound at over sixty times the permitted level.

2. given permission to do something; authorized.

   Some of the user-uploaded data should only be accessible to a permitted group of users.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of permit.

Other Word Forms

• nonpermitted adjective
• permittedly adverb
• unpermitted adjective

Etymology

Origin of permitted

permit ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The man's body was discovered inside his office last Thursday and police were called to the embassy, but officers were not permitted to enter the complex to investigate, local media reported.

From Barron's

However, the FA rule specifies that even using tape to cover any jewellery is not permitted in England.

From BBC

This the state cannot do; for most of American history, states banned concealed carry but permitted open carry.

From Los Angeles Times

Petrobras assured that the leaked fluid met "permitted toxicity limits," was biodegradable and posed no danger to the environment or public health.

From Barron's

They are permitted to do so when the schedule allows and the work aligns with what is being taught.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• acceptable
• allowable
• allowed
• approved
• authorized
• licensed
• sanctioned