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allowable

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al·low·a·ble /əˈlaʊəbəl/ adjective  1 LET/ALLOWacceptable according to the rules 允许的,容许的 SYN permissible The maximum allowable dosage is two tablets a day. 最大允许剂量是每天两片。2 BFallowable costs are costs that you do not pay tax on 免税的 allowable deductions such as alimony and business expenses 免税扣除额,如赡养费和业务开销
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allowableIn any other case, solicitor's charges as between party and party are allowable.Companies could select among the various allowable depreciation methods and depreciate an asset over its ADR-expected life.The annual subscription is, incidentally, an allowable expense and can be paid by instalment if necessary.Release from the reservoir are controlled to keep copper levels downstream at allowable levels.The former Hazardous Waste Inspectorate operated a large database on all sites, with details of permitted wastes, including allowable quantities.My one remaining, allowable vice?
From Longman Business Dictionaryallowableal‧low‧a‧ble /əˈlaʊəbəl/ adjective1acceptable according to the rulesThe government has cut by 35% this year’s allowable catch of fish.2ACCOUNTING an allowable amount, cost, or expense does not need to be counted as part of income or profitsAllowable deductions include travel and office supplies.
al·low·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
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allowable
allowable /əˈlaʊəbəl/ adjective
1. acceptable according to the rules
   SYN  permissible:
    The maximum allowable dosage is two tablets a day.
2. allowable costs are costs that you do not pay tax on:
    allowable deductions such as alimony and business expenses


al·low·ableBrE /əˈlaʊəbl/ 🔊NAmE /əˈlaʊəbl/ 🔊 adjectivethat is allowed, especially by law or by a set of rules (法律、规章等)允许的,承认的,容许的(BrE, specialist) allowable amounts of money are amounts that you do not have to pay tax on 可免税的(钱款部分)