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allowance

/əˈlaʊɪns/noun, verb3 syllables

Allowance means: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.

Synonyms for allowance7

noun, as in a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

leeway, margin, tolerance

noun, as in a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance account

noun, as in an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

What does allowance mean?7

noun

1

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

2

a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

3

an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances“an allowance for profit”

4

an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)“travel allowance”

5

a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

6

the act of allowing“He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room”

verb

1

put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Allowance in a sentence

  • When a small boy is helping you, you must make allowance for his age.unknown
  • I'll give you an allowance, but not right now.Amastan
  • If your income is low, you can get an allowance for your rent.Dozyjones
  • Very well, we'll make allowance in your case.sharptoothed
  • In judging his work, you should make allowances for his lack of experience.CM
  • When you employ him, you must make allowances for his youth.unknown
  • You must make allowance for his lack of experience.Zifre
  • I'm going to give you a year's worth of allowance all at once.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of allowance

as a noun

plural
allowances

as a verb

third-person singular
allowances
present participle
allowancing
past participle
allowanced
past tense
allowanced