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allowable

/əˈlaʊ.əbəl/

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From Middle English allowable, alowable, a borrowing from Old French alouable (Modern French allouable), from allouer, equivalent to allow + -able.

adjective more allowable · most allowable

Appropriate; acceptable.
Similar: apposite, proper, allowable, appropriate, apropos, apt, comely, commensurate, correct, decorous, expedient, felicitous
Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
Similar: likely, reasonable
Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
Permissible; tolerable; legitimate. And first, although there were more things in nature then words which did expresse them, yet even in these mute and silent discourses, to expresse complexed significations, they took a liberty to compound and piece together creatures of allowable formes unto mixtures inexistent […]
Similar: acceptable, leveful, permissible, abideable, admissible, allowable, sufferable, supportable, tolerable, legit, legitimate, licit
obsolete Praiseworthy.
Similar: applaudable, commendable, laudable, admirable, allowable, creditable, estimable, glorious, honorable, praiseworthy, respectable, reverable

noun allowables

A permitted amount or activity.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: permissible, permitted, admissible, deductible, accepted, acceptable, allowed, authorized, creditable, approved, permit, tolerable, eligibility, available, eligible, entitled

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@misc{allowable_2026,
  title = {allowable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allowable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}