Definitions for permission
pərˈmɪʃ ənper·mis·sion

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. permission(noun)

   approval to do something

   "he asked permission to leave"

2. license, permission, permit(noun)

   the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. permission(Noun)

   authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

   Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?

   Etymology: From permitten, from permettre, from permittere.

2. permission(Noun)

   The act of permitting

   Etymology: From permitten, from permettre, from permittere.

3. permission(Noun)

   flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.

   I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.

   Etymology: From permitten, from permettre, from permittere.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Permission(noun)

   the act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted

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1. Permission

   Permission, in philosophy, is the attribute of a person whose performance of a specific action, otherwise ethically wrong or dubious, would thereby involve no ethical fault. The term "permission" is more commonly used to refer to consent. Consent is the legal embodiment of the concept, in which approval is given to another party. Permissions depend on norms or institutions. Many permissions and obligations are complementary to each other, and deontic logic is a tool sometimes used in reasoning about such relationships.

Editors Contribution(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. permission

   Authorization to do.

   They gave their permission to bring their wedding day forward as they wanted to get married and then try for a baby as soon as possible.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'permission' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3165

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'permission' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2746

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'permission' in Nouns Frequency: #1281

Anagrams for permission »

1. impression

How to pronounce permission?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say permission in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of permission in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of permission in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of permission in a Sentence

1. Lizette Ortiz:

   We confirm that we were merely the company's Registered Agent/Registered Office( which is a requirement by law for each company to have) at the time of incorporation and never gave them permission or received compensation from them to advertise that they physically had an office or physical presence at our address nor the usage of our telephone numbers or email addresses and if so they would have been doing so illegally.

2. George W. Bush:

   America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country.

3. Esmail Kowsari:

   If Iran’s oil exports are to be prevented, we will not give permission for oil to be exported to the world through the Strait of Hormuz.

4. Al Bochi:

   Remember that drinking a sugary beverage every once in a while will not directly cause adverse health effects, providing yourself permission to enjoy all beverages while being mindful with how it fits into your overall healthy eating pattern is the key to a healthy relationship with food.

5. Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar:

   Any airline that brings deportees to Pakistan without Interior Ministry permission and without Pakistan travel documents will be fined heavily.

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