permission

noun

per·​mis·​sion pər-ˈmi-shən 

1

: the act of permitting

2

: formal consent : authorization

Synonyms

• allowance
• authorization
• clearance
• concurrence
• consent
• granting
• green light
• leave
• license
• licence
• sanction
• sufferance
• warrant

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Be Skeptical of App Requests: Always scrutinize requests for extensive permissions. —Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

This is kind of what Meta is now letting military contractors do with Llama in the U.S., only without its permission. —David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024

America has to negotiate permissions with receiving countries. —Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024

The industry's hunger has led to a data land grab: Companies are vying to teach their baby AIs using information sucked in from many different sources — sometimes with the owner's permission, often without it — before new laws and court rulings make that harder. —Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin permission-, permissio, from permittere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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