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

Used with permission of the publisher, Farrar, Starus & Giroux. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Turk filed for bankruptcy in June 2025 — halting any litigation from moving forward without permission from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas. — Taylor O'Connor 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Not entitlement as arrogance, but as permission—the freedom to be fully herself without first auditioning for it. — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

In both cases, Parkview would remain a magnet school without a zone, and Hall, which the state Board of Education recently gave the district permission to run as a conversion charter school, would operate as a personalized hybrid learning campus. — Arkansas Online, 16 July 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