allowable

Adjective
US[uh-lou-uh-buhl]/əˈlaʊəbəl/4 syllables
Synonyms: permissible

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. deductible according to the tax lawsOpposite nondeductibleSimilar deductible
  2. that may be permitted especially as according to rule“permissible behavior in school”“a permissible tax deduction”Synonyms: permissibleOpposite impermissibleSee also tolerable
  3. deserving to be allowed or consideredOpposite inadmissibleSimilar admissible

Related words countenance verb, permissibility noun, allow verb, permit verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Al·low′a·ble (…), adjective

Origin: F. allouable.

1. Praiseworthy; laudable. obsolete Hacket.

2. Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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