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

During the Gulf War, a 1990 vote allowed a US-led coalition to intervene in Iraq, while in 2011 a similar vote permitted NATO's intervention in Libya.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Beyond the vibrations, Honda's power-unit is down on power from both the internal combustion engine and electrical system, which can neither recover nor deploy energy at the full permitted 350kW rate.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

That guy wasn’t a permitted camper, insisted Gil.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The unidentified woman says she tried to take photos of each dog as officials took them off the property, but was pushed back and not permitted to do so, according to a separate video.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

But when the invasion of the foreigner came, they showed themselves for what they were, and thus Charles, King of France, was permitted to take Italy with a piece of chalk.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Related Words

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