allowance
/əˈlaʊəns/
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.; Such a sum or portion granted to a family member or familiar, especially one's own child
- plural
- allowances
Meanings
- 1
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
He gives his children an allowance.
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You must make allowance for his lack of experience.
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- 2
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.; Such a sum or portion granted to a family member or familiar, especially one's own child; pocket money for such a person
- 3
Permission; granting, conceding, or admittingrare
- 4
Acknowledgmentrare
- 5
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstancesrare
- 6
A deduction from the gross weight of goods, such as to discount their container's weight or per a custom differing by countryrare
- 7
A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carryrare
- 8
A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by lawrare
- 9
Approval; approbationrare
- 10
License; indulgencerare