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
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
noun, as in an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
What does allowance mean?7
noun
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances“an allowance for profit”
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)“travel allowance”
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
the act of allowing“He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room”
verb
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