Definition of 'allowance'

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Noun

1. 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. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
      Synonyms: adjustment
4. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
      Synonyms: leeway margin tolerance
5. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
      Synonyms: valuation reserve valuation account allowance account
6. the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

Verb

1. put on a fixed allowance, as of food

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