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allowance [n]
 
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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: part  allow  privy_purse 
 
2)a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
    Synonyms :
    See Also: reimbursement  travel_allowance 
 
3)an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
    Synonyms :adjustment 
    See Also: recompense  adjust  cost-of-living_allowance  depreciation_allowance  deduction  seasonal_adjustment 
 
4)a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
    Synonyms :leeway margin tolerance 
    See Also: disagreement  allow 
 
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 :allowance_account valuation_account valuation_reserve 
    See Also: reserve_account 
 
6)the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: license  allow  tolerance 
 
allowance [v]
 
1)put on a fixed allowance, as of food
    Synonyms :
    See Also: allow 
 




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