permit
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2.1
- noun
- /pərˈmɪt/
- To host the festival in the park, the organizers needed a special permit from the city officials.
- issue permits
- obtain a permit
- requires a permit
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Watch on YouTubeHey, you know, Rob had all the permits to sample Ospreys.
- Hey, you know, Rob had all the permits to sample Ospreys.
- And I had just gotten my, I think my learner's permit or early driver's permit.
- My mantra is that a couple should have a permit before they have a baby.
- Notice this is Galliano agreeing that they still do not have permits for Boxable casitas.
- So I had this permit in hand, all stamps sealed, everything.
- Where the child labor laws do they have a permit?
- And two blocks over, there was a street that was formally not permit parking only.
- Well, so I'm a big fan of having a residence permit, especially now.
- Because more often than not, like in LA, like you would have to get a permit to film porn.
Examples
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I have a permit.
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Legal water access and use is regulated through permits, authorizations, and licenses.
Academic text (2017) -
I have not heard about that, but he got a permit on the Sunday morning.
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You need a special permit to get in.
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Another group has also applied for a permit for the same time that day.
Fiction book (2000) -
Did you have a permit when you built over the garage?
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That would require a permit.
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I do have a permit.
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Others were unable to obtain the necessary permits to enter Israel or East Jerusalem.
Academic text (1991) -
It's hard for them to get work permits; they're forced to be illegal.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
∞
2.2
Official permission to do something shown on a document
842
1.0
Official approval that lets you do something
700
4.6
An official paper that gives permission to do something, for example a court order
303
3.2
Permission for something to happen, often given in writing
269
5.3
An official paper that tells a person or group to do something
210
4.4
Official permission to enter a place or take an action
36
4.1
A written document that gives official permission or instruction
13
3.2
Official paper that lets a person from another country work in that country for a time
11
5.7
Official permission from an authority to do something
11
3.4
Official paper that allows you to build or knock down a building on a site
10
2.8
An official paper that lets a new driver practice driving a car before getting a full license
10
1.5
An official document that lets a person drive a car on public roads
5
2.0
Permission from someone in charge to go ahead
1
3.4
An official document that allows a person to hunt and kill a certain animal during a set time
1
3.1
An official document that lets you fish in a certain area for a set time
Official permission to work in a particular job
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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3.2
Official paper that lets a person from another country work in that country for a time
- Formal
11
3.4
Official paper that allows you to build or knock down a building on a site
- Formal
10
2.8
An official paper that lets a new driver practice driving a car before getting a full license
- Formal
1
3.4
An official document that allows a person to hunt and kill a certain animal during a set time
- Formal
1
3.1
An official document that lets you fish in a certain area for a set time
How Binding
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word permit comes from Latin parts per- 'through' and mittere 'to send', so it once meant 'let through' or 'send through'. That's why a permit is an official paper that lets you do or go somewhere.