Allowance (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the act of allowing.
  2. an amount or share allotted or granted.
  3. a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses: Her allowance for the business trip was $200.
  4. a sum of money allotted or granted to a person on a regular basis, as for personal or general living expenses: The art student lived on an allowance of $600 a month.When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of seven dollars a week.
  5. an addition or deduction based on an extenuating or qualifying circumstance: an allowance for profit;an allowance for depreciation.
  6. acknowledgment; concession: the allowance of a claim.
  7. passive permission resulting from lack of interference; toleration: the allowance of slavery.
  8. a prescribed difference in dimensions of two closely fitting mating parts with regard to minimum clearance or maximum interference.
  9. tolerance (def. 7).
verb (used with object), al·low·anced, al·low·anc·ing.
  1. to place on a fixed allowance, as of food or drink.
  2. to allocate (supplies, rations, etc.) in fixed or regular amounts.
Idioms
  1. make allowance / allowances (for),
    • to take mitigating factors or circumstances into consideration.
    • to pardon; excuse.
    • to reserve time, money, etc.; allow for: Make allowance for souvenirs on the return trip.
noun
  1. an amount of something, esp money or food, given or allotted usually at regular intervals
  2. a discount, as in consideration for something given in part exchange or to increase business; rebate
  3. (in Britain) an amount of a person's income that is not subject to a particular tax and is therefore deducted before his or her liability to taxation is assessed
  4. a portion set aside to compensate for something or to cover special expenses
  5. a salary supplement given to a teacher who is appointed to undertake extra duties and responsibilities
  6. admission; concession
  7. the act of allowing; sanction; toleration
  8. something allowed
  9. make allowances or make allowance (usually foll by for)
    • to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration (of)
    • to allow (for)
verb
  1. to supply (something) in limited amounts
Allowance (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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