allowable

allowable
I adjective acceptable, accepted, admissible, approvable, approved, authorized, excusable, granted, justifiable, lawful, legal, legalized, legitimate, licit, not impossible, not improper, not objectionable, pardonable, passable, permissible, proper, right, sanctionable, sanctioned, sufferable, suffered, suitable, tolerable, tolerated, unforbidden, unobjectionable, unprohibited, venial, warrantable associated concepts: allowable claims II index admissible, allowed, deductible (capable of being deducted from taxes), due (regular), justifiable, lawful, legal, licit, open (accessible), pardonable, passable, permissible, potential, right (suitable), rightful, unobjectionable

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  • allowable — al‧low‧a‧ble [əˈlaʊəbl] adjective 1. acceptable according to the rules: • The government has cut by 35% this year s allowable catch of fish. 2. ACCOUNTING an allowable amount, cost, or expense does not need to be counted as part of income or… …   Financial and business terms

  • Allowable — Al*low a*ble, a. [F. allouable.] 1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] Hacket. [1913 Webster] 2. Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • allowable — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. allouable, from allouer (see ALLOW (Cf. allow)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • allowable — [ə lou′ə bəl] adj. that can be allowed; permissible allowably adv …   English World dictionary

  • allowable — [[t]əla͟ʊəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it. It ought not to be allowable in law for any parent to remove a child from another parent without consent. Syn: permissible 2)… …   English dictionary

  • allowable — al|low|a|ble [əˈlauəbəl] adj 1.) acceptable according to the rules = ↑permissible ▪ The maximum allowable dosage is two tablets a day. 2.) allowable costs are costs that you do not pay tax on ▪ allowable deductions such as alimony and business… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • allowable — adjective 1 acceptable according to the rules: the maximum allowable dosage 2 allowable costs are costs that you do not pay tax on: allowable deductions such as alimony and business expenses …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • allowable — allowableness, n. allowably, adv. /euh low euh beuhl/, adj. 1. that may be allowed; legitimate; permissible: an allowable tax deduction. n. 2. something, as an action or amount, that is allowed. 3. Ecol. See allowable cut. [1350 1400; ME < MF… …   Universalium

  • allowable — adjective Date: 15th century permissible < allowable income tax deductions > • allowably adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • allowable — adj. Allowable is used with these nouns: ↑expense, ↑limit …   Collocations dictionary

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