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alawans [a.lá.wans.] : allowance (n.); leeway (n.)
[ Etymology: English: allowance ]

Derivatives of alawans


Glosses:
allowance
n. (possession)1. allowancean 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"
~ share, percentage, portion, partassets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash"
~ privy purseallowance for a monarch's personal expenses.
n. (possession)2. allowancea sum granted as reimbursement for expenses.
~ reimbursementcompensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc..; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses"
~ per diema daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job).
~ travel allowance, travel reimbursementa sum allowed for travel.
n. (possession)3. adjustment, allowancean amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.; "an allowance for profit"
~ cost-of-living allowancean allowance for changes in the consumer price index.
~ depreciation allowancean allowance for loss due to depreciation.
~ deduction, discountan amount or percentage deducted.
~ seasonal adjustmenta statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year.; "seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter"
~ tarean adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods.
~ recompensepayment or reward (as for service rendered).
n. (attribute)4. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerancea permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
~ discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variancea difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.; "a growing divergence of opinion"
n. (possession)5. allowance, allowance account, valuation account, valuation reservea reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets.
~ reserve account, reserve fundfunds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments.
n. (act)6. allowancethe act of allowing.; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
~ tolerancethe act of tolerating something.
~ permission, permit, licensethe act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
v. (possession)7. allowanceput on a fixed allowance, as of food.
~ grant, allowlet have.; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
leeway
n. (process)1. leeway(of a ship or plane) sideways drift.
~ aeroplane, airplane, planean aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
~ shipa vessel that carries passengers or freight.
~ driftthe gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane).