allowance
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 $600 a month.When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of seven dollars 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.
passive permission resulting from lack of interference; toleration: 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).
to place on a fixed allowance, as of food or drink.
to allocate (supplies, rations, etc.) in fixed or regular amounts.
Idioms about 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
1Other words for allowance
Opposites for allowance
Other words from allowance
- pre·al·low·ance, noun
- su·per·al·low·ance, noun
Words Nearby allowance
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How to use allowance in a sentence
A tool like Zeta is trying to give already existent transactions — begging for a rent check, splitting the grocery bill, going halfsies on dinner, giving allowance — an easier way to be completed.
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Folks just assume that biological sex determines one’s competence at caretaking, making little allowance for variations among individuals.
The company and other industry participants requested and relied upon that letter to ensure our special allowance payment billing practices were proper.
Education Dept. orders Navient to refund $22.3 million in decade-old student loan scandal | Danielle Douglas-Gabriel | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostKeep the money, and steer all but an allowance’s worth to 529 college savings accounts instead, in your name.
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If Justin Bieber were Tom Brady's son, Brady would most likely be unable to afford his weekly allowance.
Justin Bieber Isn’t Even 21, Yet Makes More Money Than Meryl Streep | Amy Zimmerman | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis allowance worked for the state (Maria Theresa taxed their production).
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps | Jordan Salcito | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe received a regular allowance in return for his "discretion".
It's here that you see the $130-million plus Catching Fire budget, upped from The Hunger Games' $78-million allowance, pay off.
‘Catching Fire’ Review: Bigger, More Polished, and Just Another Popcorn Flick | Kevin Fallon | November 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLaham pays $200 a month for rent alone, and, like Nidal, she has used up her UNRWA allowance.
Freed from his presence, Black Sheep resolved that he should no longer be deprived of his allowance of pleasure-reading.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThe next stage in bankruptcy proceedings is the proving and allowance of claims.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesConsequently an amendment may be made diminishing the weekly allowance to a member who is sick, and also the time of allowing it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles"Not such a very short allowance either," said the doctor quaintly, and therewith the dinner concluded.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeOn the 28th of March however it was found necessary to make a considerable reduction in the allowance.
British Dictionary definitions for allowance
/ (əˈlaʊəns) /
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)
(tr) to supply (something) in limited amounts
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Other Idioms and Phrases with allowance
see make allowance.
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