allowance
allowance Lexical Profile
allowance Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A sum of money paid regularly to a person, typically to meet specified expenses or given by parents to a child.
"She saved half of her weekly allowance to buy a new bicycle."
The amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose.
"The airline has a strict baggage allowance of one carry-on bag per passenger."
The act of taking special circumstances or mitigating factors into consideration when judging someone or planning something.
"You must make allowance for traffic delays when driving to the airport during rush hour."
A deduction from a stated price or an amount of income exempted from taxation.
"The dealership offered a generous trade-in allowance for his old car."
• verb
To put someone on a fixed allowance or supply a measured ration of food or provisions.
"During the long polar expedition, the crew had to be strictly allowanced to make their supplies last."
• Rhymes for allowance
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French alouance, which merged two Latin verbs: allaudare ('to praise or approve') and allocare ('to allocate or assign a place').
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