permitted

[ per-mit-id ]

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.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of permit ¹( def ).

Other Words From

• per·mit·ted·ly adverb
• non·per·mit·ted adjective
• un·per·mit·ted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of permitted¹

permit ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

She said electrical works were not permitted in council properties and that this was made clear to tenants “at several points” in the tenancy sign-in.

From BBC

After being told such an admission would be not be permitted, she told the user that no beds were available at the crisis house, even though this was not true.

From BBC

Uefa told the BBC that Belarus was not permitted to host matches, but it did not comment on its position on the country playing games elsewhere.

From BBC

"Further remediation work and strengthened practice is required and therefore there remains a real risk of harm to the public and repetition of the conduct should Ms Robinson be permitted to practise unrestricted," they added.

From BBC

Night operations are not permitted at the tiny, single-runway airport because of unsafe conditions — there’s no air traffic controller, no evening attendants and no runway lights.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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