Allowable
11allowable — adj. Allowable is used with these nouns: ↑expense, ↑limit …
12allowable — al|low|a|ble [ ə lauəbl ] adjective allowed by a particular set of rules or by the law: Meals are an allowable expense …
13allowable — adjective the maximum allowable number of users Syn: permissible, permitted, allowed, admissible, acceptable, legal, lawful, legitimate, licit, authorized, sanctioned, approved, in order; informal OK, legit Ant: forbidden …
14allowable — UK [əˈlaʊəb(ə)l] / US adjective allowed by a particular set of rules or by the law Meals are an allowable expense …
15allowable — al•low•a•ble [[t]əˈlaʊ ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) able to be allowed; permissible: an allowable tax deduction[/ex] 2) something that is allowed • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < MF al•low′a•ble•ness, n. al•low′a•bly, adv …
16allowable — allow ► VERB 1) admit as legal or acceptable. 2) permit to do something. 3) (allow for) take into consideration when making plans or calculations. 4) provide or set aside for a particular purpose. 5) admit the truth of. DERIVATIVES …
17allowable biological catch — a term used by a management agency which refers to the range of allowable catch for a species or species group. It is set each year by a scientific group created by the management agency and is the subjectively estimated amount of catch of a… …
18allowable catch — the catch allowed by a management authority to be taken from a stock of a species or group of species, by a fishery during a specified time period. Often defined as the total allowable catch (TAC). Often allocated explicitly amongst those having… …
19allowable quota — a share in a total allowable quota (TAC) usually divided amongst those with a right to participate in the fishery. Also called quota …
20allowable cut — Ecol. the amount of a natural resource, as grain or oil, that may be harvested or taken from the earth within a specified period, as limited by law for conservation. Also called allowable, permissible yield, prescribed cut. * * * …
