ALLOWED

/əˈlaʊd/

Scrabble

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Definition

/əˈlaʊd/

verb

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”
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”
To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
“To allow a sum for leakage.”
To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
“Smoking allowed only in designated areas.”
To not bar or obstruct.
“Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.”