Allowance Definition & Meaning

allowance
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"
  4. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
  5. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
  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

Synonyms for allowance

adjustment noun

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a

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leeway noun

(of a ship or plane) sideways drift a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

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margin noun

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary an amount beyond the minimum necessary

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tolerance noun

the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions a disposition to allow freedom of

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"Allowance" in song lyrics

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  • "Shake 'em like a bully then take they allowance"
    Bishop Lamont — Let's Go
  • "Had me running to the store, spending my allowance"
    Cilvaringz — Forever Michael (Wacko Tablo)
  • "I'm givin' money to the kids and call it hood allowance"
    Fed-X — Dopegame

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Frequently asked questions

What does allowance mean?
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" a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" a permissible difference
What part of speech is allowance?
Allowance is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does allowance have?
Allowance has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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