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

The company has also requested permission to increase LC-36’s annual launch limit from 12 to 50 flights. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

In a recent report, the company detailed how an internal research model used a crypto wallet without permission to pay the fees needed to test an app on Ethereum’s Sepolia test network. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

When the user reached out to Meta, a support staff member reportedly recommended disabling several settings, including mic and camera permissions. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Superior performance on particular tasks should be welcomed, not treated as permission to abandon cognitive agency. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 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