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Definition of "permits" []

  • Plural form of permit. (noun)
  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of permit. (verb)

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Use "permits" in a sentence
  • "Manufacturers of cigarettes must obtain permits from the tobacco-tax bureau, comply with recordkeeping rules and pay $10.07 in federal excise taxes for each carton of cigarettes they make."
  • "Not because she doesn't buy the theory of natural selection -- nearly every reputable biologist does -- but because the use of the term permits opponents of science to oversimplify and be "grossly misleading" in their criticisms of evolutionary theory."
  • "This will of course result in much higher energy bills for the general public because they will be forced to buy permits from the government to emit the deadly life-giving gas carbon dioxide."