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Allowable vs Unallowable - What's the difference?

allowable | unallowable |

As adjectives the difference between allowable and unallowable

is that allowable is appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable while unallowable is not allowable.

allowable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
  • Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
  • Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
  • Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
  • (obsolete) Praiseworthy.

    • Synonyms

    * (permissible) leveful

    Derived terms

    * allowableness * allowably

    unallowable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not allowable
  • For which an allowance may not be claimed