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# permissible

«permissible» in Mova's school dictionary: **allowed by the rules or by law** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (permissible)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Permissible means allowed by the rules or by law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/#m1)

2) (formal) Permissible means acceptable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A stiff exam and official word: «Calculators are permissible» means you may use them. In safety and science, the «maximum permissible weight» is the largest allowed. Everyday speech says «allowed» or «OK».

### examples

- (formal) Calculators are permissible in this exam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/#x1)
- Is it permissible to bring a drink into the library? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/#x2)
- The maximum permissible load is 500 kg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/#x3)
- Talking is not permissible during the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/#x4)
- (formal) It is permissible to round your answer to one decimal place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/#x5)
- Dogs are permissible on the beach after six. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/#x6)

### note

Formal; related to «permit» and «permission». Opposite: impermissible, not allowed. In maths, a permissible maximum is a limit: the amount must be less than or equal to it.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «permissible» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.