authorization to do something
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•mis•sion /pɚˈmɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act of permitting:to ask permission to leave the room.
per•mis•sion
(pər mish′ən),USA pronunciation n.
per•mis′sioned, adj.
per•mis•so•ry
(pər mis′ə rē),USA pronunciation adj.
- authorization granted to do something; formal consent:to ask permission to leave the room.
- the act of permitting.
- Latin permissiōn- (stem of permissiō) a yielding, giving leave, equivalent. to permiss(us) (past participle of permittere to permit) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged leave, sanction.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restraint, refusal.
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'permission' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AWOL
- Eula
- French leave
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum
- access
- administrative leave
- admission
- admit
- admittance
- adverse possession
- all clear
- allow
- allowance
- annex
- appropriate
- approval
- authority
- authorization
- building permit
- by-your-leave
- can
- cannot
- clearance
- congé
- consent
- constructive
- could
- crash
- cut
- dimissory
- dismiss
- dispensation
- ditch
- egress
- elope
- empowerment
- enclosure
- entrance
- entry
- excuse
- exeat
- facultative
- fiat
- furlough
- gain
- give
- go
- go ahead
- go-ahead
- grant