allowance

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/ əˈlaʊ əns /

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noun

the act of allowing.

an amount or share allotted or granted.

a 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 $300 a month. When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of 50 cents a week.

an 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.

sanction; tolerance: the allowance of slavery.

Machinery. a prescribed difference in dimensions of two closely fitting mating parts with regard to minimum clearance or maximum interference.Compare tolerance (def. 6a).

Coining. tolerance (def. 7).

verb (used with object), al·low·anced, al·low·anc·ing.

to place on a fixed allowance, as of food or drink.

to allocate (supplies, rations, etc.) in fixed or regular amounts.

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2 allotment.

4 stipend.

7 permission, authorization, approval, sufferance.

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Idioms for allowance

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.

Origin of allowance

1350–1400; Middle English alouance<Middle French. See allow, -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM allowance

pre·al·low·ance, nounsu·per·al·low·ance, noun

Words nearby allowance

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Folks just assume that biological sex determines one’s competence at caretaking, making little allowance for variations among individuals.
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The company and other industry participants requested and relied upon that letter to ensure our special allowance payment billing practices were proper.
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Keep the money, and steer all but an allowance’s worth to 529 college savings accounts instead, in your name.
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This allowance worked for the state (Maria Theresa taxed their production).
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He received a regular allowance in return for his "discretion".
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It's here that you see the $130-million plus Catching Fire budget, upped from The Hunger Games' $78-million allowance, pay off.
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Laham pays $200 a month for rent alone, and, like Nidal, she has used up her UNRWA allowance.
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Freed from his presence, Black Sheep resolved that he should no longer be deprived of his allowance of pleasure-reading.
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The next stage in bankruptcy proceedings is the proving and allowance of claims.
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Consequently an amendment may be made diminishing the weekly allowance to a member who is sick, and also the time of allowing it.
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"Not such a very short allowance either," said the doctor quaintly, and therewith the dinner concluded.
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On the 28th of March however it was found necessary to make a considerable reduction in the allowance.
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British Dictionary definitions for allowance

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

British 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

make allowances or make allowance (usually foll by for)

to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration (of)
to allow (for)

verb

(tr) to supply (something) in limited amounts

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