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1. (n.) allowance
the act of allowing.
2. allowance
an amount or share allotted or granted:
a dietary allowance of 900 calories a day.
3. allowance
a sum of money allotted for a particular purpose.
4. allowance
a sum of money allotted on a regular basis, as for personal or living expenses.
5. allowance
an additional sum allotted for specific circumstances:
an allowance for depreciation.
6. allowance
acknowledgment; concession.
7. allowance
tolerance.
8. (v.t.) allowance
to place on a fixed allowance, as of food.
9. allowance
make allowance(s) for,
10. allowance
to excuse, taking mitigating factors into consideration.
11. allowance
to allow for.
12. allowance
to reserve time, money, etc., for.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < MF)
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| Definition of 'allowance' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) allowance
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
"travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
2. (noun) allowance
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3. (noun) allowance, adjustment
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
"an allowance for profit"
4. (noun) allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
5. (noun) valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance, allowance account
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
6. (verb) allowance
the act of allowing
"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
7. (verb) allowance
put on a fixed allowance, as of food
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1. (noun) allowance
money obtained without working
our daughter's weekly allowance
2. allowance
money for a special purpose
a travel allowance
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) allowance
approval; approbation
2. (noun) allowance
the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance
3. (noun) allowance
acknowledgment
4. (noun) allowance
license; indulgence
5. (noun) allowance
that which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short
6. (noun) allowance
abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth
7. (noun) allowance
a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret
8. (noun) allowance
to put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced
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Sense: a fixed sum or quantity given regularly
His father made him an allowance of $20 a month.
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 Afrikaans: sakgeld, toelaag |
 Arabic: حِصَّة، نَصِيب |
 Bulgarian: периодично отпускана сума |
 Brazilian: mesada |
 Czech: kapesné |
 German: die finanzielle Zuwendung |
 Danish: bevilget beløb; lommepeng |
 Greek: επίδομα, χαρτζιλίκι |
 Spanish: paga, asignación, subsidi |
 Estonian: abiraha, taskuraha |
 Farsi: مقرری؛ پول ماهیانه |
 Finnish: toistuva raha-apu |
 French: allocation |
 Hebrew: דְמֵי כִּיס |
 Hindi: भत्ता |
 Croatian: džeparac |
 Hungarian: összeg |
 Indonesian: uang saku |
 Icelandic: fjárstyrkur, vasapeningar |
 Italian: paghetta, (somma di denar |
 Japanese: 小遣い |
 Korean: 수당 |
 Lithuanian: pašalpa |
 Latvian: pabalsts; izmaksa |
 Malay: elaun |
 Dutch: toelage |
 Norwegian: bevilget sum, ukepenger, |
 Polish: kieszonkowe |
 Persian: مقرری؛ پول ماهیانه |
 Pashto: مقررول، میاشتنی پیسی |
 Portuguese: mesada |
 Romanian: alocaţie |
 Russian: содержание;карманные день |
 Slovak: prídel |
 Slovenian: žepnina |
 Serbian: dodatak |
 Swedish: underhåll, bidrag, tillde |
 Thai: เบี้ยเลี้ยง; ค่าใช้จ่าย |
 Turkish: harçlık |
 Taiwanese: 津貼，固定零用金 |
 Ukrainian: утримання; кишенькові гро |
 Urdu: بھتہ |
 Vietnamese: tiền trợ cấp |
 Chinese: 津贴，补助，零用钱 |
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