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

The Crooked Tree Village Council welcomed the research team and permitted them to map and excavate in the wetlands around their community.

From Science Daily

The state has estimated the total cost at $20.1 billion, and Newsom has said he hopes to have the project fully permitted to move forward by the time he leaves office in early 2027.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

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