allowable

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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" [syn: {permissible}, {allowable}] [ant:
       {impermissible}]
    3: deserving to be allowed or considered

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Allowable \Al*low"a*ble\, a. [F. allouable.]
   1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] --Hacket.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

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