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allowable |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allowable \Al*low"a*ble\, a. [F. allouable.] 1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] --Hacket. 2. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: allowable adj 1: deductible according to the tax laws 2: deserving to be allowed or considered 3: possible to allow "a degree of freedom allowable among friends" [syn: {permitted}]
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