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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. deductible according to the tax laws;

2. that may be permitted especially as according to rule;
- Example: "permissible behavior in school"
- Example: "a permissible tax deduction"
[syn: permissible, allowable]

3. deserving to be allowed or considered; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Allowable \Al*low"a*ble\, a. [F. allouable.]
   1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] --Hacket.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible;
      admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a
      certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

allowable
    adj 1: deductible according to the tax laws
    2: that may be permitted especially as according to rule;
       "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax
       deduction" [syn: permissible, allowable] [ant:
       impermissible]
    3: deserving to be allowed or considered