permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmi-shən 
1
: the act of permitting
2
: formal consent : authorization
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Examples of permission in a Sentence
They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.
The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.
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People living in the country without legal permission paid more than $1.2 billion in taxes, including $476.3 million in state and local taxes, and $4.3 billion in total spending power in 2022, according to the American Immigration Council.
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Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Set boundaries early on, like giving yourself permission to skip the chaos for a cup of hot cocoa.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Rogers ended up sharing the letter, which was written in two parts, with a friend who, with his permission, shared it to Reddit under the handle u/ITookYourGP.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Original story reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent publication of the Simons Foundation whose mission is to enhance public understanding of science by covering research developments and trends in mathematics and the physical and life sciences.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Set boundaries early on, like giving yourself permission to skip the chaos for a cup of hot cocoa.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Rogers ended up sharing the letter, which was written in two parts, with a friend who, with his permission, shared it to Reddit under the handle u/ITookYourGP.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Original story reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent publication of the Simons Foundation whose mission is to enhance public understanding of science by covering research developments and trends in mathematics and the physical and life sciences.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmish-ən
1
: the act of permitting
2
: the consent of a person in authority
has permission to leave
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