noun
permission
puh-MIHSH-uhn
noun
1
Formal or informal consent for something to happen.
"You need permission from your manager to work from home."
2
A setting that controls who can access or change a file or system.
"She changed the file permissions so only admins could edit it."
How to Use Permission
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOfficial or personal approval to do something, or the access rules on a computer file.
Common pairings
ask permission
grant permission
file permissions
Word Forms
permissioned past tense, permissions plural, permissions singular
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Etymology
From Latin permissio, from permittere ("to allow").