permit

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A discharge permit was applied for in February, and a 30-day public comment period for the permit will be announced soon.

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  1. transitive verb To allow the doing of (something); consent to: permit the sale of alcoholic beverages.
  2. transitive verb To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize: permitted him to explain.
  3. transitive verb To afford opportunity or possibility for: weather that permits sailing.
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  1. Middle English permitten, from Latin permittere : per-, through; see per- + mittere, to let go.

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  1. = French permettre, =Spanish permitir = Portuguese permittir = Italian permettere, permit, from Latin permittere, let go through, let fly, let loose, give up, concede, leave, grant, give leave, suffer, permit, from per, through, + mittere, send: see mission. Cf. admit, commit, etc.
  2. from permit, v.
  3. Corrupted from Spanish palometa.
 

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