permission

noun

per·​mis·​sion pər-ˈmi-shən 

1

: the act of permitting

2

: formal consent : authorization

Synonyms of permission

• consent
• authorization
• granting
• permit
• license

Examples of permission in a Sentence

They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.

The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.

Recent Examples on the Web

Random games, free streaming apps or odd utilities can come with permissions or fine print that most people skip. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Give yourself permission to be undecided, even if just for the time being. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The Kansas City man who opened a new grocery store at the site of a shuttered Sun Fresh off Prospect Avenue just got permission to do the same thing in Kansas City, Kansas. — Sofi Zeman july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin permission-, permissio, from permittere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for permission

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

permission

noun

per·​mis·​sion pər-ˈmish-ən 

1

: the act of permitting

2

: the consent of a person in authority

has permission to leave