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The phrase "allowed to keep the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing permission or entitlement to retain something.
Example: "After the event, we were allowed to keep the leftover food for ourselves."
Alternatives: "permitted to retain the" or "granted the right to keep the".
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He was allowed to keep the coin.
The agency is allowed to keep the difference.
He was allowed to keep the bird, the police said.
This proved so popular that voters were allowed to keep the play bills as souvenirs.
But he was allowed to keep the building, and acquired the freehold in 2005.
Would it be allowed to keep the pound or remain within the EU?
She was allowed to keep the clavichords, which were judged worthless.
And when the board members retire, they are allowed to keep the passes for life.
Did they think he should be allowed to keep the franchise?
Sheriff Alexander said Mr. Traficant was allowed to keep the toupee at the Summit County Jail.
In most cases, he was allowed to keep the original work.
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