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allowance
[uh-lou-uhns]
noun
the act of allowing.
an amount or share allotted or granted.
Synonyms: allotmenta sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses.
Her allowance for the business trip was $200.
a sum of money allotted or granted to a person on a regular basis, as for personal or general living expenses.
The art student lived on an allowance of $600 a month.
When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of seven dollars a week.
Synonyms: stipendan addition or deduction based on an extenuating or qualifying circumstance.
an allowance for profit;
an allowance for depreciation.
acknowledgment; concession.
the allowance of a claim.
passive permission resulting from lack of interference; toleration.
the allowance of slavery.
Machinery., a prescribed difference in dimensions of two closely fitting mating parts with regard to minimum clearance or maximum interference.
Coining., tolerance.
verb (used with object)
to place on a fixed allowance, as of food or drink.
to allocate (supplies, rations, etc.) in fixed or regular amounts.
allowance
/ əˈlaʊəns /
noun
an amount of something, esp money or food, given or allotted usually at regular intervals
a discount, as in consideration for something given in part exchange or to increase business; rebate
(in Britain) an amount of a person's income that is not subject to a particular tax and is therefore deducted before his or her liability to taxation is assessed
a portion set aside to compensate for something or to cover special expenses
education a salary supplement given to a teacher who is appointed to undertake extra duties and responsibilities
admission; concession
the act of allowing; sanction; toleration
something allowed
(usually foll by for)
to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration (of)
to allow (for)
verb
(tr) to supply (something) in limited amounts
Other Word Forms
- preallowance noun
- superallowance noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of allowance1
Idioms and Phrases
make allowance / allowances (for),
to take mitigating factors or circumstances into consideration.
to pardon; excuse.
to reserve time, money, etc.; allow for.
Make allowance for souvenirs on the return trip.
Example Sentences
Joe Liston, 19, a sports coach and student is "not really a fan" of visitor permit allowances being halved for students.
In court documents, Bernard - a former doctor - said he needed the monthly allowance to maintain the "luxurious and upper-class lifestyle" he had enjoyed during the marriage.
He told Reuters that the previous allowance did not take into account the rise in food and transport prices.
Roughly two-thirds of the money teens spend in a year comes from parental contributions—which suggests that household heads may be curbing allowances.
The employment allowance - the amount employers can claim back from their NI bill - rose from £5,000 to £10,500.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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