permission

noun

per·​mis·​sion pər-ˈmi-shən 

1

: the act of permitting

2

: formal consent : authorization

Synonyms

• consent
• authorization
• granting

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

Reprinted with permission from Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. —Ekow Eshun july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025

Noni Madueke has been given permission by Chelsea to undergo a medical with Arsenal. —David Ornstein, New York Times, 11 July 2025

Castillo denies that anyone in the department would give approval for the locks to be removed, and the man can’t name the individual who gave him permission, according to Castillo. —Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025

Still, many members of the church don’t want to stop attending Mass even if leaders give them permission. —Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025

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