- authorization to do something
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•mis•sion /pɚˈmɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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. leave, sanction.
- 1. restraint, refusal.
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permission /pəˈmɪʃən/ n
'permission' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
admission
- all clear
- annex
- appropriate
- AWOL
- can
- cannot
- clearance
- congé
- consent
- cut
- dimissory
- dispensation
- egress
- empowerment
- Eula
- excuse
- exeat
- fiat
- furlough
- go ahead
- green light
- help
- holding pattern
- ingress
- intruder
- leave
- licence
- license
- may
- passage
- passport
- permissive
- permit
- planning permission
- presume
- refusenik
- rip
- safe-conduct
- sanction
- shore leave
- steal
- sufferance
- trespass
- use
- warchalking
- access
- administrative leave
- admit
- admittance