permitted

American

[per-mit-id] / pərˈmɪt ɪd /

adjective

allowed or tolerated.

One lettuce contained a gene-mutating compound at over sixty times the permitted level.
given permission to do something; authorized.

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

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of permit.

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Etymology

Origin of permitted

permit ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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“This iconic event is no different than the various other White House-hosted events on the South Lawn and properly permitted events on the Ellipse and National Mall throughout the year.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A national “positive list” of which animals citizens are legally permitted to keep as pets.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

One possibility is a credit line from Qatar, collateralized by the Iranian revenue sitting in the country, if such a maneuver were permitted by the Trump administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

U.S. crypto firms are now permitted to offer perpetual futures, a popular and risky digital asset investment.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

But the slave trade becomes so profitable that slavery is later permitted; Newport, Rhode Island, emerges as a major slave port.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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