permit
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɜːmɪt/ usan official document that allows you to do something or go somewhere:
grant/apply for/issue a permit The agency declined to issue a permit.
permit for sth The permit for exploratory drilling is good for 30 days.
permit to do sth Retailers need a permit to sell fireworks.
See also
building permit
construction permit
export permit
import permit
residence permit
work permit
permit
verb
uk/pəˈmɪt/ us-tt- [ T ]
to allow something:
It is entirely at the carriers' discretion to permit a factory to load features into the newest phones.
U.S. officials were not permitted to interview him.
[ I or T ]
to make something possible:
Finally, the reports would permit the Commission to make information available to the public.