deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
Recent Examples on the WebOffering commissions to buyer’s agents will still be permissible under the new policies, but those offers will no longer appear on the MLS.—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024 In a sense, the N.C.A.A. and its member schools are having to confront Title IX issues now that were deferred three years ago, when payments to college athletes for name, image and likeness rights became permissible.—Billy Witz, New York Times, 29 May 2024 The current permissible exposure limit set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is 50 parts per million.—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024 The study also said that university leaders should clarify policies on permissible political action on campus by students toward students and mechanisms and obligations to report and respond to incidents.—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for permissible
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permissus, past participle of permittere
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