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- DictionaryPer·mit
verb
- 1. give authorization or consent to (someone) to do something: "the law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke"
noun
- 1. an official document giving someone authorization to do something: "he is only in Britain on a work permit"
May 30, 2012 · The meaning of PERMIT is to consent to expressly or formally. How to use permit in a sentence.
Permit definition: to allow to do something. See examples of PERMIT used in a sentence.
The countable noun permit (pronounced /ˈpɜ:mɪt/) refers to an official document that allows you to do something or go somewhere. The uncountable noun permission refers to when someone is allowed to do something.
As a noun, a permit is a document that lets you do something — like when you get a driver's permit to learn to drive, or a gun permit to carry a gun, or even a construction permit to build an addition to your house.
1. To allow the doing of (something); consent to: permit the sale of alcoholic beverages. 2. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize: permitted him to explain. 3. To afford opportunity or possibility for: weather that permits sailing. v.intr. To afford opportunity; allow: if circumstances permit.
4 days ago · A permit is an official document which says that you may do something. For example you usually need a permit to work in a foreign country. The majority of foreign nationals working here have work permits.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈpɜːmɪt / us. an official document that allows you to do something: a work permit. You need a permit to park your car here. (Definition of permit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
