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

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British Dictionary definitions for make allowance for

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 make allowance for (1 of 2)

make allowance for

Also, make allowances for. Take into account extenuating circumstances, as in We have to make allowance for Jeff; he's very new to the business, or Grandma is always making allowances for the children's bad manners. [c. 1700]

Idioms and Phrases with make allowance for (2 of 2)

allowance

see make allowance.

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allowance

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

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verb

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allowance

noun

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

Idioms for allowance

Origin of allowance

SYNONYMS FOR allowance

OTHER WORDS FROM allowance

Words nearby allowance

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