international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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The allowable limit under the TADP is 100ml, within a 12-hour period.—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Connecticut lawmakers are advocating for a bill that would ensure that local districts meet indoor air quality safety standards by making HVAC improvements an allowable reimbursement expenditure from school construction funds.—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025 For those turning age 60, 61, 62 or 63 in 2025, the SECURE Act 2.0 allows a higher catch-up contribution limit of $11,250, resulting in a total allowable contribution of $34,750 in 2025.—Dr. Ronald Premuroso, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025 So lots of people change their names for all kinds of legitimate reasons allowable under the law.—Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for allowable
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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
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