That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short
I can give the boy a handsome allowance. -- William Makepeace Thackeray.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth
After making the largest allowance for fraud. -- Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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"
The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance
the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger
of provisions and drink; to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced
An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need. He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week
Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. those earning less than the basic tax allowance
A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents
If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour which you would not normally accept or deal with them less severely than you would normally, because of a problem that they have. He's tired so I'll make allowances for him