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allowable

[uh-lou-uh-buhl] / əˈlaʊ ə bəl /


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Prior cases have set thresholds for industry concentration allowable under U.S. antitrust law.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

But developers found it more profitable to subsidize 100% of their units at the smallest allowable discount, a rent affordable to households at 60% of median income.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Only 4% of workers made after-tax contributions and took advantage of in-plan Roth conversions, even though there has been wider adoption by companies to make this advanced move allowable.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

It also increased a building’s maximum allowable height.

From Barron's May 31, 2026

They proposed that the allowable daily dosage for a human being should be one-hundredth of a roentgen, about a tenth of the standard applied to X-rays.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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