allowable

noun

A permitted amount or activity.

adjective

Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.

Appropriate; acceptable.

Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.

Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.

(obsolete) Praiseworthy.

Roots

allocareallow- · Latin · to assign, place -abilis-able · Latin · capable of

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Where does allowable come from?

The word allowable breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: allow, from Latin allocare (“to assign, place”); and -able, from Latin -abilis (“capable of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.