unallowable

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adjective

Not allowable

OriginEnglish allowable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunallowable (comparative more unallowable, superlative most unallowable)

comparative more unallowable · superlative most unallowable

  1. Not allowable
  2. For which an allowance may not be claimed

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishallowable
  9. Englishunallowable

From un- + allowable.

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Translations

Dutch ontoelaatbaar
  • ontoelaatbaarnot allowable
Cite this entry
APA

unallowable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unallowable

MLA

“unallowable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unallowable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unallowable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unallowable.

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