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

The center on Wednesday gave The Associated Press permission to publish the images. —CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026

The lawsuit also seeks permission to appoint outside counsel selected by the Auditor’s Office to Special Assistant Attorney General to represent them — something Attorney General Andrea Campbell says DiZoglio does not have the authority to do. —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026

Used with the permission of the publisher, Modern Library Torchbearers, an imprint of Penguin Random House. —Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026

Some Hollywood residents say a thief is taking coconuts off palm trees without permission from homeowners. —Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 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