Allowable and Applicable

Allowable

Allowable adjective - That may be permitted.

Applicable and allowable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Applicable" instead an adjective "Allowable".

Applicable

Applicable adjective - Having to do with the matter at hand.
Usage example: that comment isn't applicable to our discussion

Allowable and applicable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allowable" instead an adjective "Applicable".

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