Definition of permits:
(v) :
(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
(v) :
(transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
(v) :
(transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).
(v) :
(transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
(v) :
(intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible.
(v) :
(intransitive) To allow, to admit (of).