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allowance
allowance
/əˈlaʊəns/
noun
(
)
An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
(
allowance
)
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
Travel allowance
travel allowance
My weekly allowance of two eggs
my weekly allowance of two eggs
A child's allowance should not be too generous
a child's allowance should not be too generous
(
)
A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
(
leeway
,
margin
,
tolerance
,
allowance
)
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
(
)
An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
(
adjustment
,
allowance
)
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
An allowance for profit
an allowance for profit
(
)
A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
(
allowance
)
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
The act of allowing
(
allowance
)
the act of allowing
He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room
He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room
A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
(
allowance
,
allowance account
,
valuation account
,
valuation reserve
)
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
verb
Put on a fixed allowance, as of food
(
allowance
)
put on a fixed allowance, as of food
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