Meaning & Definition of Allowance in English
English⟶
Allowance
/əlaʊəns/
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"
synonym:
- allowance
2. A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
synonym:
- allowance
3. An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
- "An allowance for profit"
synonym:
- allowance,
- adjustment
4. A permissible difference
- Allowing some freedom to move within limits
synonym:
- allowance,
- 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
synonym:
- valuation reserve,
- valuation account,
- allowance,
- allowance account
6. The act of allowing
- "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
synonym:
- allowance
verb
1. Put on a fixed allowance, as of food
synonym:
- allowance
Examples of using
You've made no allowance for the fact that he is young.
Very well, we'll make allowance in your case.
Father advanced me a week's allowance.