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allowance

/ə'laʊəns/

noun
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
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"an allowance for profit"

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adjustment

type of:
recompense
noun
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
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allowance account valuation account valuation reserve

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reserve account reserve fund
noun
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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leeway margin tolerance

type of:
divergence variance disagreement discrepancy
noun
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
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"travel allowance" "my weekly allowance of two eggs" "a child's allowance should not be too generous"

type of:
percentage share part portion
noun
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
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reimbursement
verb
put on a fixed allowance, as of food
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type of:
grant allow
noun
the act of allowing
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"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

type of:
license permission permit

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