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Jerry Reinsdorf

Meaning of "allowable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLOWABLE

allowable  [əˈlaʊəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLOWABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Allowable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ALLOWABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of allowable in the English dictionary

The definition of allowable in the dictionary is permissible; admissible.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLOWABLE


arguable
ˈɑːɡjʊəbəl
avowable
əˈvaʊəbəl
dowable
ˈdaʊəbəl
growable
ˈɡrəʊəbəl
inarguable
ɪnˈɑːɡjʊəbəl
invaluable
ɪnˈvæljʊəbəl
issuable
ˈɪʃjʊəbəl
knowable
ˈnəʊəbəl
perpetuable
pəˈpetjʊəbəl
ploughable
ˈplaʊəbəl
plowable
ˈplaʊəbəl
sewable
ˈsəʊəbəl
sowable
ˈsaʊəbəl
stowable
ˈstəʊəbəl
towable
ˈtəʊəbəl
unallowable
ˌʌnəˈlaʊəbəl
unarguable
ʌnˈɑːɡjʊəbəl
unknowable
ʌnˈnəʊəbəl
unvaluable
ʌnˈvæljʊəbəl
valuable
ˈvæljʊəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLOWABLE

allottee
allotter
allottery
allotting
allotype
allotypic
allotypically
allotypy
allow
allowability
allowableness
allowably
allowance
Alloway
allowedly
alloxan
alloy
alloy steel
alloy wheels
alloyed junction

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLOWABLE

able
chewable
disallowable
disavowable
drawable
followable
foreknowable
gnawable
hewable
nonrenewable
renewable
reviewable
screwable
showable
stewable
the Unknowable
unforeknowable
unreviewable
unshadowable
viewable
withdrawable

Synonyms and antonyms of allowable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ALLOWABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «allowable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of allowable

Translation of «allowable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLOWABLE

Find out the translation of allowable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of allowable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «allowable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

permisible
570 millions of speakers

English

allowable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वीकार्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسموح به
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

допустимая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

permissível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্ভবপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

admissible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dibenarkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zulässig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

許容可能な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diwenehake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho phép
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वीकार्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

izin verilebilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ammissibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dopuszczalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

допустима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

admisibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτρεπόμενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toelaatbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillåten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tillatte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of allowable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLOWABLE»

The term «allowable» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.968 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLOWABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about allowable

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7 QUOTES WITH «ALLOWABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word allowable.
1
Isaac Barrow
Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
2
Miguel de Cervantes
Love and war are the same thing, and stratagems and policy are as allowable in the one as in the other.
3
Mary Gordon
I think coldness is chic among writers, and particularly ironic coldness. What is absolutely not allowable is sadness. People will do anything rather than to acknowledge that they are sad.
4
Asa Gray
Is it philosophical, is it quite allowable, to assume without evidence from fossil plants that the family or any of the genera was once larger and wide spread? and occupied a continuous area?
5
Jerry Reinsdorf
The Commissioner was correct to ban Mr. Sterling from all official NBA business, to levy the stiffest allowable fine, and we will support his recommendation to press for Mr. Sterling to relinquish his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise.
6
William Scranton
There are allowable limits for radiation going - I mean there's radiation all around us. There's radiation from your television set. There's radiation from your computer. There's radiation actually occurring in the ground.
7
William Scranton
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and EPA, et cetera, had worked out what allowable releases are.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLOWABLE»

Discover the use of allowable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to allowable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected ...
This report is the fourth volume in the series Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Space Station Contaminants. The first volume was published in 1994 and the second and third in 1996.
Subcommittee on Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations National Research Council, Commission on Life Sciences, 2000
2
Structural Wood Design: A Practice-Oriented Approach
The method is based on stipulating a maximum allowable stress under service conditions that incorporates a factor of safety. The factor of safety is the ratio of the maximum load or stress a structural member can support before it fails to the  ...
Abi Aghayere, Jason Vigil, 2007
3
Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decisions
Figure 17.8 : PERT network— earliest expected (Tf) and latest allowable ( / ) times activities 2-4 and 3-4 are completed, it is necessary to select the maximum time of 8 weeks as the earliest expected time for event 4. In general, the rule to follow ...
U. K. Srivastava, G. V. Shenoy, S. C. Sharma, 1989
4
Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected ...
Committee on Toxicology, Committee on Spacecraft Exposure Guidelines, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council. ently review NASA's draft SMAC documents. NASA's  ...
Committee on Toxicology, Committee on Spacecraft Exposure Guidelines, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, 2008
5
Allowable bending stresses of wood for use in portable wood ...
The report describes a procedure that was used by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Subcommittee to establish working stresses for various species of wood used for ladder parts.
Fred Werren, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), United States. Forest Service, 1975
6
Air Pollution Control Law: Compliance and Enforcement
Increments and ceilings (a) Sulfur oxide and particulate matter; requirement that maximum allowable increases and maximum allowable concentrations not be exceeded In the case of sulfur oxide and particulate matter, each applicable ...
Arnold W. Reitze, 2001
7
Raisin Production Manual
You can determine the soil water reservoir based on the soil's available water- holding capacity (which varies with soil texture), the depth of the root system, and allowable depletion. Available soil water content, rooting depth, and allowable ...
L. Peter Christensen, 2000
8
Piping and Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction, ...
The flexibility design equation in ASME B3 1 is iMc / Z < Sa = f(l .25 Sc + 0.25 Sh) i = stress intensification factor (given in the ASME B3 1 codes) MC = moment range, in-Ib Z = pipe section modulus, in3 f = cycle factor Sc = allowable stress at  ...
George A. Antaki, 2003
9
Standard Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Pile ...
These requirements should include the number of pile tests, specific test procedures, maximum test load if not carried to failure, and allowable deflection and/or acceptance criteria of a successful test pile, both under test load and after removal ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1997
10
Structural Use of Glass
4.2.1 Allowable stress based design methods Despite the inaccuracy of this over- simplistic approach and the fact that the concept of allowable stress is rarely used in current building design standards, allowable stress design methods are still ...
Matthias Haldimann, Andreas Luible, Mauro Overend, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLOWABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term allowable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Logo might soon be the only emblem on MLA's constituency office in …
It wants to replace the current system with three new allowable expenses for constituency offices, travel and employment support expenses. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Jose Altuve passes Omar Infante on final tally to earn All-Star nod
... spree alongside Altuve at Academy Sports if fans voted the maximum 35 times allowable and posted proof they had done so to social media. «Chron.com, Jul 15»
3
“You want me to take f**king out of the Scrabble dictionary?”
However, in a compromise enacted by the NSA, all words remained allowable in official club and tournament play in the United States and ... «Salon, Jul 15»
4
Inequality isn't just bad for the economy — it's toxic for the environment
The Reagan administration mandated that cost-benefit analysis would be the primary tool for making these decisions, like allowable use of pesticides and levels ... «Grist, Jul 15»
5
No tax on gift by 'relatives'
a) The allowable deduction is Rs 30,000 only in respect of interest paid on amount borrowed for repair and renovation of a self-occupied house ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Robert Streb broke his putter, so he used sand wedge for 9 holes to …
We've seen several players finish rounds with 13 clubs in the bag, one short of the allowable amount, this season on the PGA Tour. But it's ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
7
Cuts to groundwater allocations frustrate Mackay cane growers
"[The government department] says they have a nominal entitlement of 20 megalitres, with no allowable take for five years, so really they've got ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
8
Highlights from the proposed Great Falls budget
The allowable increase for property taxes is 0.67 percent, which is estimated to generate $88,387 in additional revenue. Property taxes alone in ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Commentary: Is special education racist?
... of Education is thinking of adopting a single standard for all states of what is an allowable amount of overrepresentation of minority children. «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
10
Adjustment sought in charge for generation
These amounts were determined after considering Napocor's allowable costs and actual revenues from the generation charge collected last ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»

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