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allowance noun
Meaning : An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period).
Example :
Travel allowance.
My weekly allowance of two eggs.
A child's allowance should not be too generous.
Meaning : A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses.
Meaning : An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.
Example :
An allowance for profit.
Synonyms : adjustment
Meaning : A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets.
Synonyms : allowance account, valuation account, valuation reserve
Meaning : The act of allowing.
Example :
He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room.
