allowable.
Appropriate; acceptable.
Meaning & usage
Appropriate; acceptable.
Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
Praiseworthy.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English allowable, alowable, a borrowing from Old French alouable (Modern French allouable), from allouer, equivalent to allow + -able.
A permitted amount or activity.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English allowable, alowable, a borrowing from Old French alouable (Modern French allouable), from allouer, equivalent to allow + -able.
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