Definition of allowence
1. allowance [ n ] an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
Examples: : "travel allowance"
"my weekly allowance of two eggs"
"a child's allowance should not be too generous"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
She was moving_up to the allowance department after winning a $ 10000 claiming event .
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
`` Imagine you won't get your allowance if you 're caught not smiling - or smiling with your lips trembling too_much '' , Arlene suggested .
Synonyms allowance Related Terms share privy_purse2. allowance [ n ] a permissible difference; allowing freedom to move within limits
Used in print:(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)
Hoijer 's Athabascan and my Yokuts share 71 identical meanings ( with allowance for several near synonyms like stomach belly , big large , long far , many much , die dead , say speak ) .
Synonyms margin allowance tolerance leeway Related Terms discrepancy allow3. allowance [ n ] an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
Examples:
"an allowance for profit"
(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)
Include as expenditures an allowance for depreciation of farm_buildings and equipment .
Synonyms allowance adjustment Related Terms recompense deduction seasonal_adjustment depreciation_allowance cost-of-living_allowance adjust4. allowance [ n ] a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
Used in print:(The Atlanta Constitution...)
Schley_County_Rep._B._D._Pelham will offer a resolution Monday in the House to rescind the body 's action of Friday in voting itself a $ 10 per day increase in expense allowances .
Synonyms allowance Related Terms reimbursement travel_allowance5. allowance [ n ] 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_account allowance allowance_account valuation_reserve Related Terms reserve_account6. allowance [ v ] put on a fixed allowance, as of food
Synonyms allowance Related Terms allow7. allowance [ n ] the act of allowing
Examples:
"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
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