Allowable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Allowable \Al*low"a*ble\, a. [F. allouable.]
     1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] --Hacket.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]