/ pəˈmɪʃn; NAmE pərˈm-/ noun
1.
[ U ] permission (for sth) | permission (for sb/sth) (to do sth) the act of allowing sb to do sth, especially when this is done by sb in a position of authority :
You must ask permission for all major expenditure.
The school has been refused permission to expand.
No official permission has been given for the event to take place.
She took the car without permission .
poems reprinted by kind permission of the author
( formal )
With your permission, I'd like to say a few words.
2.
[ C , usually pl. ] an official written statement allowing sb to do sth :
The publisher is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce illustrations.
—see also planning permission
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin permissio(n-) , from the verb permittere allow, from per- through + mittere send, let go.