international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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That’s on top of the $23,500 maximum in 2025 for savers younger than 50, bringing the total allowable contribution for workers 60 to 63 to $34,750 this year.—Diane Harris, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 Take the time to evaluate your financial capacity to contribute the maximum allowable amount, as even small increases in contributions can lead to substantial growth over time thanks to compounding interest.—True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 The plaintiffs claimed that in every NCAA sport, a transgender woman’s allowable amount of testosterone is higher than a cisgender woman could produce without doping.—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024 The allowable amount is set by the PSC but is not guaranteed.—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for allowable
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Etymology
Middle English alowable, allowable "proper, admissible," borrowed from Anglo-French alouable, from aluer, aloer "to accept as legally valid, permit" + -able-able — more at allow
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