permit
Usage
What are other ways to say permit?
Both verbs that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, permit and allow are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive of the two. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.
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Rivera told The Times that he entered the U.S. in 2023 through an asylum process, has a work permit and checks in with ICE once a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"We do not condone or permit the use of open burning for land preparation or any other purpose across our operations," it said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
His theoretical analysis identified an additional constraint on the values of fundamental physical constants: They must permit liquids to move in ways that support life within and between cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
ZedPay’s Iranian CEO, Mehdi Rezazadeh, who had a Turkish work permit, held a personal Binance account, as did 10 of his employees and associates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He was much too meticulous an artist to permit so unsteady a hand to apply even a drop of paint to his hallways.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
The total value of building permits rose 8.8% from the month before to a seasonally adjusted 13.57 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of $9.55 billion, Statistics Canada said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Data centres are built through very local rules and permits, meaning federal lawmakers like US senators have little say in the process.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The UAE is a big hub for data-center investment, but projects there have their own challenges, including reliable power, cooling, water availability, connectivity, building permits and the economics of the data center in question.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
In some cases, years of litigation have led to permits for oil, gas and coal projects being overturned, including in the UK.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Fred and Leon stopped by for a while, permits in hand, to discuss legal issues with Father.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
In need of money, he probably used it as security for a loan in 1348 from Muscho, a moneylender, one of the few occupations then permitted for Jews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Used as an estimation of casualties — just put a number in front, “20 NAZA”— it suggests a battle calculation that has permitted the detachment of moral consquences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Briton will start Sunday's race from the back of the grid because he needs to fit a new engine which takes him beyond his permitted number for the season.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Such discharges can be permitted by the Environment Agency under specified circumstances.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The wound proved to be incurable and finally Zeus permitted Chiron to die rather than live forever in pain.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
This is a major departure from the historic standard of net realized gains — thus, permitting managers to pocket performance fees on temporary highs that may vanish the next year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The larger permitting challenges frequently arise when federal approvals are required, particularly when projects cross federal lands or otherwise trigger federal regulatory or legal review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
York Minster charges £20 for general admission tickets and under-18s can accompany paying adults for free, while St Paul's Cathedral in London charges a £26 fee for tourist visits, while permitting service attendees free entry.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
If a judge faults an environmental review, agencies could correct the purported lapse rather than restart the permitting process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Even in his sleep he whimpered, twisting and turning endlessly, permitting no one to rest.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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