congee

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Leave, formal permission for some action, : Formal permission to leave; a passport.
2. noun Formal permission to leave; a passport.
3. noun Formal dismissal; any dismissal; abrupt dismissal without ceremony.
4. noun Formal leavetaking; any farewell.
5. noun A fee paid to make another go away, alms to a persistent beggar.
6. noun A bow, curtsey, or other gesture made at departure but including at greeting or in obeissance or respect.
7. verb To give congee, To give formal permission to leave; to dismiss. To give formal permission to do something; to license.
8. verb To give formal permission to leave; to dismiss.

Similar words

conge porridge zhou permission permittance allowance permition leave-taking dimission consent

Often followed by

and is with for to or in water was

Word family

congees