allowance

[ uh-lou-uhns ]

/ 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.

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

SYNONYMS FOR allowance

2 allotment.

4 stipend.

7 permission, authorization, approval, sufferance.

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OTHER WORDS FROM allowance

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

Words nearby allowance

allover, allow, allow for, allowable, allowable cut, allowance, allowance race, alloway, allowed, allowedly, alloxan

Example sentences from the Web for allowance

If Justin Bieber were Tom Brady's son, Brady would most likely be unable to afford his weekly allowance.

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This allowance worked for the state (Maria Theresa taxed their production).

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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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Many European countries offer some form of mother's allowance.

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In any case some allowance should be made for the amount of nitrogen collected by the legumes.

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The girls were not extravagantly provided for, but for example's sake he reduced their allowance by one-third.

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Mr. Nightingale, it may be added, had enlarged Florence's allowance at the time of the marriage of his other daughter.

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Oh, if only I hadn't spent my allowance for clothes that I didn't need!

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A keen examination suggests that on the whole advance has been made, allowance being conceded for many a turn and variation.

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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

Idioms and Phrases with allowance

allowance

see make allowance.

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allowance

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