allowed

/əˈlaʊd/

verb

  1. 1

    To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

    to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest
  2. 2

    To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

    to allow a right;  to allow a claim;  to allow the truth of a proposition
  3. 3

    To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.

    To allow a sum for leakage.
  4. 4

    To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.

    Smoking allowed only in designated areas.
  5. 5

    To not bar or obstruct.

    Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.
  6. 6

    To acknowledge or concede.

  7. 7

    To take into account by making an allowance.

    When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.
  8. 8

    To render physically possible.

  9. 9

    To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.

  10. 10

    To sanction; to invest; to entrust.

  11. 11

    To like; to be suited or pleased with.

adjective

  1. 1

    Allotted.

  2. 2

    Acknowledged; admitted to be true.

  3. 3

    Permitted, authorized.

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