allowance
/ʌlˈaʊʌns/
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Noun
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
Noun
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
Noun
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Noun
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company''s assets
Noun
the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
Verb
put on a fixed allowance, as of food