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Recent Examples on the WebThe time couldn’t be considered for the section record because the wind, at 2.1 meters-per-second, was just over the allowable 2.0.—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024 The governor’s proposal would raise the allowable cap to $0.00066 per kWh, tie it to inflation and extend it to households with rooftop solar.—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for allowable
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English alowable, allowable "proper, admissible," borrowed from Anglo-French alouable, from aluer, aloer "to accept as legally valid, permit" + -able-able — more at allow
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