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permittee

permittee noun: one who receives a permit.

Noun

permittee (plural permittees)

  1. One who receives a permit.
    • […] I hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to Cameron County, Texas (the “permittee”), to own, operate, and maintain a vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle crossing, […] submitted by the permittee to the Secretary of State, in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 535d and...2026 July 30, Donald J. Trump, “Presidential permit: Authorizing Cameron County, Texas, to own, operate, and maintain the Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge in Brownsville, Texas”, in The White House

Forms of permittee

pluralpermittees

Origin of permittee

From permit + -ee.

Questions about permittee

What does permittee mean?
Permittee means one who receives a permit.
What part of speech is permittee?
Permittee is a noun.
What is the plural of permittee?
The plural of permittee is permittees.

Words near permittee in the dictionary

  1. permittable
  2. permittance
  3. permittances
  4. permitted
  5. permittedly
  6. permittee
  7. permittees
  8. permitter
  9. permitters
  10. permittest
  11. permitteth

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