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al·low·a·ble
/
əˈlaʊ
ə
bəl
/
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lou
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l
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adjective
1.
that may be
allowed
; legitimate; permissible:
an allowable tax deduction.
noun
2.
something, as an action or amount, that is
allowed
.
3.
Ecology
,
allowable cut
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Middle French
alouable.
See
allow
,
-able
Related forms
al·low·a·ble·ness,
noun
al·low·a·bly,
adverb
pre·al·low·a·ble,
adjective
pre·al·low·a·b·ly,
adverb
un·al·low·a·ble,
adjective
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allowable
(əˈlaʊəb
ə
l)
—
adj
permissible; admissible
allowably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
allowable
late 14c., from O.Fr. allouable, from allouer (see
allow
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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