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permittee

permittee

1 6.1
A person or organization officially allowed to do something by the authorities
  • noun
  • /pərˈmɪti/
  • Formal
translation icon : permisario
  • However, since this process is not logically or financially possible, the burden falls on the permittee.
  • the permittee is responsible
  • requires that the permittee

Examples

  • A partial explanation for the migration of permittees might be due to the regulatory changes in 1992.

    Academic text (1997)
  • According to a study conducted by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, thirty-four percent of permittees never commenced compensatory mitigation projects, and only six percent fully complied with all mitigation permit conditions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Ultimately, the permittee is responsible for providing a safe and accessible sampling point that is representative of the discharge.

    Academic text (1997)
  • An EMS makes room for innovation while continually holding the permittee responsible for environmental performance.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In addition, the permittee is required to sample receiving waters for groundwater quality as well as source water supply quality.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Rather, a permittee can utilize any technology to meet the effluent limitations.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Also, the typical permit requires that the permittee test its discharges at regular intervals to assess the quantity of discharged pollutants.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In many cases, the permittee is required to perform toxicity bioassays to characterize the toxicity potential of the discharge.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Additionally, the regulatory agency also conducts compliance monitoring consisting of periodic sampling of a permittee's discharge.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The city issued the construction permittee to a local permittee who plans to build a new library.

Synonyms

licensee
vspermittee
  • Formal
19 6.3

A person or company given official permission to use something

has official permission to do something rather than defined legal rights

How Authorized

licensee
  • Formal
19 6.3
permittee
  • Formal
1 6.1
applicant
201 2.7

Surface Forms

permittee singular
permittees plural

Morphology

permittee = permit (transparent) = permit + ee

Formed from the verb 'permit' + the recipient/beneficiary suffix '-ee', producing a clear meaning 'person who has been permitted'.

Etymology

Permittee starts with permit, which means 'to allow', and ends with the little ending -ee, which means 'one who receives', as in employee or interviewee. So a permittee is someone who has been officially given permission or a permit to do something.