permitted; permitting
Definition of permit
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: to consent to expressly or formally
permit access to records
2
: to give leave : authorize
3
: to make possible
the design permits easy access
: to give an opportunity : allow
if time permits
permit
noun (1)Definition of permit (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority
a gun permit
2
: permission
permit
noun (2)Definition of permit (Entry 3 of 3)
: either of two pompanos (Trachinotus falcatus and T. goodei) that are important game fishes of temperate to tropical waters of the western Atlantic
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The first known use of permit was in the 15th century
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