allowable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈlaʊəbəl/ UK /əˈlaʊəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
permissible within set rules or limits

The maximum allowable load for the bridge is ten tons.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · permissible within set... permissible acceptable admissible legitimate sanctioned tolerable

Opposites

forbidden prohibited inadmissibleimpermissible

Word family

Derived forms allowablyallowableness

Related forms allow allowance

Etymology

From allow + -able; from Old French alouer ('to permit, approve'), a blend of Latin allaudāre ('to praise') and allocāre ('to allot').

alouer Old French allocāre Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# allowable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈlaʊəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈlaʊəbəl/

## Meanings
1. permissible within set rules or limits

## Examples
- The maximum allowable load for the bridge is ten tons.

## Synonyms
- permissible
- acceptable
- admissible
- legitimate
- sanctioned
- tolerable

## Antonyms
- forbidden
- prohibited
- inadmissible
- impermissible

## Derived Forms
- allowably
- allowableness

## Related Forms
- allow
- allowance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: alouer
- Root: allocāre

## Etymology
From allow + -able; from Old French alouer ('to permit, approve'), a blend of Latin allaudāre ('to praise') and allocāre ('to allot').

## AI Etymology
Allowable is from allow + -able; from Old French alouer ('to permit, approve'), a blend of Latin allaudāre ('to praise') and allocāre ('to allot'). In present-day use, it means permissible within set rules or limits. Derived formations include allowably and allowableness. Related vocabulary includes allow and allowance.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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