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allowable

adj.
US //əˈɫaʊəbəɫ// UK //ɐlˈaʊəbəl// al·low·able Archaic
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From Middle English allowable, alowable, a borrowing from Old French alouable (Modern French allouable), from allouer, equivalent to allow + -able.

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