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Another word for leeway

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Noun

  1. Suitable opportunity to accept or allow something

      1. Sufficient latitude to modify something; latitude or margin
      2. Sufficient space to have freedom of movement
      3. Adequate room to move or work in.
      1. A range of values or conditions, especially the range of exposures over which a photographic film yields usable images.
      2. Freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of opinion, conduct, or action
      3. A region of the earth considered in relation to its distance from the equator:
      1. (Economics) The minimum return that an enterprise may earn and still pay for itself.
      2. A limit in a condition or process, beyond or below which something is no longer possible or acceptable:
      3. The blank space around the printed or written area on a page or sheet
      1. Quick, often irregular movement or action, especially of light or color:
      2. Freedom or occasion for action; scope:
      3. The act or manner of engaging in a game or sport:
      1. The people present in such an area:
      2. An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located:
      3. Suitable opportunity or scope:
      1. The extent of a given activity or subject that is involved, treated, or relevant:
      2. A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
      3. Room or opportunity for freedom of action or thought; free play
    See also:

    place

    restraint

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Another word for leeway

Noun
      1. (--- Mathematics) A set of elements or points satisfying specified geometric postulates:
      2. Room in a newspaper or magazine, or time on radio or TV, available for use by advertisers
      3. Area or room sufficient for or allotted to something
      1. (Economics) The minimum return that an enterprise may earn and still pay for itself.
      2. A limit in a condition or process, beyond or below which something is no longer possible or acceptable:
      3. The blank space around the printed or written area on a page or sheet
      1. Freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations.
      2. A region of the earth considered in relation to its distance from the equator:
      3. Freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of opinion, conduct, or action
      1. A space that is or may be occupied:
      2. An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located:
      3. Suitable opportunity or scope:
      1. Activity engaged in for amusement or recreation; sport, games, etc.; often, specif., the natural activities of children
      2. Quick, often irregular movement or action, especially of light or color:
      3. Action, motion, or use:
      1. A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
      2. The extent of a given activity or subject that is involved, treated, or relevant:
      3. Room or opportunity for freedom of action or thought; free play
      1. A reduction in the price of something in consideration of a large order or of turning in a used article, etc.
      2. A price reduction, especially one granted in exchange for used merchandise:
      3. Something allowed as a share; specif., an amount of money, food, etc. given regularly to a child, dependent, etc. or to military personnel for a specific purpose
      1. Sufficient latitude to modify something; latitude or margin
      2. Sufficient space to have freedom of movement
      3. Room enough to move or work in; ample space or scope
      1. Sufficient time to prepare for or recover from the pressing difficulties of a situation.
      2. Alternative form of breathing space.
      3. Sufficient space to fit or accomplish something:
      1. Sufficient space or a span of time in which to recover one's breath.
      2. Enough distance so that one can feel unfettered.
      3. Alternative spelling of breathing space.
      1. Unused capacity:
      2. An area of still water.
      3. A period of little activity; a lull:
      1. Ease or facility of movement:
      2. The condition of being free of restraints, especially the ability to act without control or interference by another or by circumstance:
      3. The right to unrestricted use; full access:
      1. (Electronics) the ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom
      2. Space above one's head, as in a motor vehicle, above a doorway, or in a tunnel; clearance.
      3. Space or clearance overhead, as in a doorway or tunnel or above the seats of an automobile
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Sentence Examples

  • A Log Book is a marine or sea journal, containing, in the British navy, the speed, course, leeway, direction and force of the wind, state of the weather, and barometric and thermometric observations.

  • In general, you are more likely to get some leeway with painting the walls when you're renting from a private landlord as opposed to an apartment complex - but it doesn't hurt to ask.

  • Since this label also applies to glow-in-the-dark cereals and borderline absurd chemical concoctions with barely any semblance to natural human sustenance, manufacturers have quite a bit of leeway.

  • Although older indie bands featured the natural hair shades of the sixties and seventies, the contemporary indie movement gives you a bit more leeway when it comes to color.

  • Keep in mind that the strings and elastic bands used in these swimsuits give you a bit of leeway in the size you choose, so sizing is actually more about how much derriere you want to bare.

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