PERMISSION

license, permission, permit

(noun) the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

permission

(noun) approval to do something; “he asked permission to leave”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

permission (countable and uncountable, plural permissions)

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

The act of permitting.

(computing) Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.

Antonyms

• prohibition

Verb

permission (third-person singular simple present permissions, present participle permissioning, simple past and past participle permissioned)

(transitive) To grant or obtain authorization for.

Anagrams

• impression

Source: Wiktionary

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Per*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. permissio: cf. F. permission. See Permit.]

Definition: The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted. High permission of all-ruling Heaven. Milton. You have given me your permission for this address. Dryden.

Syn.

– Leave; liberty; license.

– Leave, Permission. Leave implies that the recipient may decide whether to use the license granted or not. Permission is the absence on the part of another of anything preventive, and in general, at least by implication, signifies approval.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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