allowable

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People itemize charitable gifts if their total allowable itemized deductions — including donations to qualified charities, mortgage interest, and state and local taxes — exceed the standard deduction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Adding the firing squad in Arizona requires a constitutional amendment because the state’s constitution explicitly describes the sole methods of execution allowable for the state.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Utilities make money by earning a rate of return on their capital investments; if their allowable investments decline, their returns will, too.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Cancellations before mortgage or home-inspection contingencies are met are allowable and buyers can safely exit the contract without losing their deposit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

The house is obnoxiously huge, like the rest of the houses around it, built out to as close to the edge of the property line as allowable by law.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman