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permitting

/pəɹˈmɪ.tɪŋ/

permitting verb: used in an absolute clause to indicate that the statement modified by the clause (typically an expression of intent) will only be fulfilled if not impeded by the noun. Also the present participle and gerund of permit.

Verb

permitting

  1. Used in an absolute clause to indicate that the statement modified by the clause (typically an expression of intent) will only be fulfilled if not impeded by the noun.
    • We'll come if we can, weather, health, and car permitting.1979 December 8, “Uno Uno Uno”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 18

Noun

permitting (plural permittings)

  1. An act or instance of permitting something.
    • How do we jump over that last hurdle before we start most of the permittings being done?2003, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy production on federal lands: hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States...
    • Mr. Manchin has insisted that legislation to streamline the permitting of fossil fuel and energy infrastructure projects, including the West Virginia pipeline, be tied to the spending measure, which is expected to keep the government funded through mid-December.2022 September 21, Emily Cochrane, Lisa Friedman, “Manchin’s Gas Pipeline Deal Irks Both Parties, Snarling Spending Bill”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Also used as

permitting is also the present participle and gerund of permit.

Forms of permitting

pluralpermittings
alternative uncommonpermiting

Questions about permitting

What does permitting mean?
Permitting means used in an absolute clause to indicate that the statement modified by the clause (typically an expression of intent) will only be fulfilled if not impeded by the noun.
What part of speech is permitting?
Permitting can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce permitting?
Permitting is pronounced /pəɹˈmɪ.tɪŋ/.

Words near permitting in the dictionary

  1. permittees
  2. permitter
  3. permitters
  4. permittest
  5. permitteth
  6. permitting
  7. permittings
  8. permittivities
  9. permittivity
  10. permix
  11. permixed

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