international travel without a passport isn't allowable
Recent Examples on the WebThe time couldn’t be considered for the section record because the wind, at 2.1 meters-per-second, was just over the allowable 2.0.—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024 The governor’s proposal would raise the allowable cap to $0.00066 per kWh, tie it to inflation and extend it to households with rooftop solar.—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024 Also Thursday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began allowing drivers to temporarily extend their maximum allowable drive time of 11 hours in a 14-hour window by two hours, while still requiring a 10-hour minimum rest break.—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024 If your employer does not sponsor a retirement savings program, then an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) offers essentially the same tax benefits and nearly as much legal protection against creditors while the maximum allowable annual contribution is lower.—Michael J. Francis, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for allowable
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English alowable, allowable "proper, admissible," borrowed from Anglo-French alouable, from aluer, aloer "to accept as legally valid, permit" + -able-able — more at allow
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