allowable

adjective

al·​low·​able ə-ˈlau̇-ə-bəl 

: permissible

allowable income tax deductions

allowably

ə-ˈlau̇-ə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• admissible
• permissible

Examples of allowable in a Sentence

international travel without a passport isn't allowable

Recent Examples on the Web

Another flagged issue found that staff turnover at the Department of Commerce was to blame for the department’s inability to ensure more than $4.1 million in payments to subrecipients of the Emergency Rental Assistance program were allowable. —Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024

The daily maximum allowable dose for lead is 0.5 micrograms (mcg) and 4.1 mcg for cadmium. —Korin Miller, Health, 29 June 2024

But Flexport’s motion to dismiss sings a different tune, saying that Peloton voluntarily left containers at ports far longer than allowable because of poor planning and inventory mismatch. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2024

Miller said there are allowable quantities for certain things that can be put in those rooms. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English alowable, allowable "proper, admissible," borrowed from Anglo-French alouable, from aluer, aloer "to accept as legally valid, permit" + -able -able — more at allow

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above