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

Tracey Bogan said in a January lawsuit that her horse Kodak suffered an eye injury at Reform Stables in Charlotte when Desmon Moore, who runs the boarding and equine event business, rode him without permission last Christmas. — Amber Gaudet updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Nevada first granted Waymo permission to operate fully autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas back in July, alongside plans for Denver, San Diego, and Tampa. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Security teams relied on broad Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and static directory permissions. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Approve requested macOS permissions to allow ChatGPT access to iMessage. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 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