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| al·low·ance [ ə lów ənss ] |
noun (plural al·low·anc·es) |
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1. money given to child by parents: a small sum of money paid regularly by parents to a child so that the child can make his or her own purchases
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2. permitted amount: the amount of something that is allowed, especially according to regulations
  We're going to exceed the baggage allowance when we go home.
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3. budgeted amount: an amount of something given out at regular intervals or for a specific purpose
a mileage allowance as well as expenses
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4. discount: money deducted from the selling price of something by the seller as a discount or in exchange for something
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5. toleration: the allowing of something to happen, or the toleration of it
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6. U.S. handicap: a handicap or advantage in some sports, especially horseracing
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7. mechanical engineering amount of variation allowed: a small amount of variation permitted in the dimensions of closely fitting machine parts
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transitive verb (past and past participle al·low·anced, present participle al·low·anc·ing, 3rd person present singular al·low·anc·es) |
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1. U.S. give somebody allowance: to restrict somebody to a fixed regular amount of something
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2. hand something out: to supply something, especially an amount of money, in limited amounts
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archaic
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make allowance or allowances (for somebody or something)
1. to take a charitable view of somebody or something and take mitigating circumstances into account
2. to take something into consideration when making a plan, decision, or judgment
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