Allowable vs. Allowed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Allowable and Allowed
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Allowable
To let do or happen; permit
We allow smoking only in restricted areas.
Allowed
To let do or happen; permit
We allow smoking only in restricted areas.
Allowable
To permit the presence of
No pets are allowed inside.
Allowed
To permit the presence of
No pets are allowed inside.
Allowable
To permit to have
Allow oneself a little treat.
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Allowed
To permit to have
Allow oneself a little treat.
Allowable
To make provision for; assign
The schedule allows time for a coffee break.
Allowed
To make provision for; assign
The schedule allows time for a coffee break.
Allowable
To plan for in case of need
Allow two inches in the fabric for shrinkage.
Allowed
To plan for in case of need
Allow two inches in the fabric for shrinkage.
Allowable
To grant as a discount or in exchange
Allowed me 20 dollars on my old typewriter.
Allowed
To grant as a discount or in exchange
Allowed me 20 dollars on my old typewriter.
Allowable
To admit; concede
I allowed he was right.
Allowed
To admit; concede
I allowed he was right.
Allowable
To think; suppose
"We allow he's straight" (American Speech).
Allowed
To think; suppose
"We allow he's straight" (American Speech).
Allowable
To assert; declare
Mother allowed that we'd better come in for dinner.
Allowed
To assert; declare
Mother allowed that we'd better come in for dinner.
Allowable
To offer a possibility; admit
The poem allows of several interpretations.
Allowed
To offer a possibility; admit
The poem allows of several interpretations.
Allowable
To take a possibility into account; make allowance
In calculating profit, retailers must allow for breakage and spoilage.
Allowed
To take a possibility into account; make allowance
In calculating profit, retailers must allow for breakage and spoilage.
Allowable
Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
Allowed
Simple past tense and past participle of allow
Allowable
Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
Allowed
Permitted, authorized.
Allowable
Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
Allowed
Allotted.
Allowable
Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
Allowed
Acknowledged; admitted to be true.
Allowable
(obsolete) Praiseworthy.
Allowable
A permitted amount or activity.
Allowable
Praiseworthy; laudable.
Allowable
Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.
Allowable
Deductible according to the tax laws
Allowable
Deserving to be allowed or considered
Allowable
Possible to allow;
A degree of freedom allowable among friends
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