Synonyms for allowable
əˈlaʊ ə bəlal·low·able

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1. allowableadjective

   Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.

   Synonyms:
   leveful

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1. allowableadjective

   deductible according to the tax laws

   Synonyms:
   permissible

   Antonyms:
   nondeductible, inadmissible

2. permissible, allowableadjective

   that may be permitted especially as according to rule

   "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"

   Synonyms:
   permissible

   Antonyms:
   inadmissible, nondeductible

3. allowableadjective

   deserving to be allowed or considered

   Synonyms:
   permissible

   Antonyms:
   inadmissible, nondeductible

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1. allowableadjective

   Synonyms:
   permissible, admissible, lawful, proper, justifiable, warrantable

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1. allowableadjective

   Synonyms:
   permissible, admissible

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1. List of paraphrases for "allowable":

   eligible, deductible, permissible, admissible, authorized, qualifying, permitted, allowed, authorised, qualified, tax-deductible, -tax-free, qualify, tolerable, deduction, acceptable

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1. Miguel Cerbantes:

   Love and war are the same thing, and stratagems and policy are as allowable in the one as in the others

2. Jane Houlihan:

   The FDA should lower the allowable limit, in the meantime, parents have options -- other types of infant cereal have one-sixth as much arsenic as infant rice cereal, on average, and are safer choices.

3. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho:

   Under California law, we cannot drive the school system into a bankruptcy position. We cannot drive the school system into a red position. And if we were to acquiesce to all the demands, that is exactly where we would be, that is not legally allowable.

4. Don Yee:

   In my opinion, this outcome was predetermined; there was no fairness in the Wells investigation whatsoever, there is no evidence that Tom directed footballs be set at pressures below the allowable limits.

5. The Air Force:

   While initial reviews indicate that aircrew transiting through Scotland adhered to all guidance and procedures, we understand that U.S. Service members lodging at higher-end accommodations, even if within government rates, might be allowable but not advisable, even when Air Force aircrews follow all directives and guidance, we must still be considerate of perceptions of not being good stewards of taxpayer funds that might be created through the appearance of aircrews staying at such locations.