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

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

He added that E. coli levels were "way" above that permitted for safe bathing.

From BBC

Opponents, on the other hand, argue that the amount of home growth permitted — up to 144 square feet — is excessive and could create a gray market.

From Salon

Norris reduced his deficit by three points by winning Saturday's sprint while Verstappen was classified fourth, dropping one place because of a time penalty for exceeding the permitted speed in a virtual safety car period.

From BBC

The state judges agreed those defective ballots were “void” and could not be counted, but they said the voters should be permitted to cast a provisional vote in person.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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