allowance

allowance: [[t]əla͟ʊəns[/t]]
allowances

1) N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of amount 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...

She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian.

2) N-COUNT: usu poss N A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents. [mainly AM]
(in BRIT, use pocket money)
3) N-COUNT: usu with supp Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. [BRIT]

...those earning less than the basic tax allowance.
(in AM, use personal exemption)
4) N-COUNT: with supp 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.

5) PHRASE: V and N inflect, oft PHR for n If you make allowances for something, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions.

They'll make allowances for the fact it's affecting our performance...

The raw exam results make no allowance for social background.

6) PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR for n 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.

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allowance — al‧low‧ance [əˈlaʊəns] noun 1. [countable] an amount of money that someone is given regularly or for a special reason: • She earns a package worth $1 million, including a $15,000 clothing allowance. ˌcost of ˈliving alˌlowance [countable] HUMAN… … Financial and business terms
Allowance — may refer to: *Allowance (money) *Allowances in accounting, see Accounts receivable *Personal allowance in the United Kingdom s taxing system * Jobseeker s Allowance, a term for unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom * EU Allowances… … Wikipedia
allowance — al·low·ance /ə lau̇ əns/ n 1: an allotted share: as a: a sum granted as a reimbursement or payment for expenses an allowance to support the deceased s family deduction for a moving allowance b: a sum granted as a reduction or increase … Law dictionary
allowance — 1 *ration, dole, pittance Analogous words: allotment, apportionment, assignment (see corresponding verbs at ALLOT): share (see corresponding verb SHARE): grant, *appropriation, subsidy 2 Allowance, concession both signify a change made by way of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
allowance — [ə lou′əns] n. 1. the act of allowing, permitting, admitting, etc. [the allowance of a claim] 2. something allowed as a share; specif., an amount of money, food, etc. given regularly to a child, dependent, etc. or to military personnel for a… … English World dictionary
Allowance — Al*low ance, n. [OF. alouance.] 1. Approval; approbation. [Obs.] Crabbe. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance. [1913 Webster] Without the king s will or the state … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Allowance — Al*low ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allowancing}.] [See {Allowance}, n.] To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allowance — (n.) late 14c., praise (a sense now obsolete), from O.Fr. aloance allowance, granting, allocation, from alouer (see ALLOW (Cf. allow)). Sense of a sum alloted to meet expenses is from c.1400. In accounts, meaning a sum placed to one s credit is… … Etymology dictionary
allowance — [n1] amount of money or other supply aid, alimony, allocation, allotment, annuity, apportionment, bequest, bite*, bounty, commission, contribution, cut, endowment, fee, fellowship, gift, grant, honorarium, inheritance, interest, legacy, lot,… … New thesaurus
Allowance — Allowance. См. Припуск. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Allowance — (engl., spr. ällaūens, »Erlaubnis«), s. Armenwesen (Abschnitt »England«) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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