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English Dictionary: allowable by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allowable
adj
  1. deductible according to the tax laws
  2. that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"
    Synonym(s): permissible, allowable
    Antonym(s): impermissible
  3. deserving to be allowed or considered
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.
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