allowance | | |
n. (possession) | 1. allowance | 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" |
| ~ share, percentage, portion, part | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| ~ privy purse | allowance for a monarch's personal expenses. |
n. (possession) | 2. allowance | a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses. |
| ~ reimbursement | compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc..; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses" |
| ~ per diem | a daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job). |
| ~ travel allowance, travel reimbursement | a sum allowed for travel. |
n. (possession) | 3. adjustment, allowance | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.; "an allowance for profit" |
| ~ cost-of-living allowance | an allowance for changes in the consumer price index. |
| ~ depreciation allowance | an allowance for loss due to depreciation. |
| ~ deduction, discount | an amount or percentage deducted. |
| ~ seasonal adjustment | a 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" |
| ~ tare | an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods. |
| ~ recompense | payment or reward (as for service rendered). |
n. (attribute) | 4. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance | a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits. |
| ~ discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.; "a growing divergence of opinion" |
n. (possession) | 5. allowance, allowance account, valuation account, valuation reserve | a 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 fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments. |
n. (act) | 6. allowance | the act of allowing.; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room" |
| ~ tolerance | the act of tolerating something. |
| ~ permission, permit, license | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. |
v. (possession) | 7. allowance | put on a fixed allowance, as of food. |
| ~ grant, allow | let have.; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
leeway | | |
n. (process) | 1. leeway | (of a ship or plane) sideways drift. |
| ~ aeroplane, airplane, plane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ drift | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane). |
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