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Defenition of the word allowance

    • Defenition of the word allowance

      • Regular allocation or deduction of money.
      • the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
      • 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"
      • a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
      • put on a fixed allowance, as of food
      • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
      • a permissible difference
      • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
      • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
      • 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"
      • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company''s assets
      • the act of allowing
      • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
      • an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

    Synonyms for the word allowance

      • adjustment
      • allowance account
      • leeway
      • margin
      • tolerance
      • valuation account
      • valuation reserve

    Hyponyms for the word allowance

      • cost-of-living allowance
      • deduction
      • depreciation allowance
      • discount
      • per diem
      • privy purse
      • seasonal adjustment
      • tare
      • tolerance
      • travel allowance
      • travel reimbursement

    Hypernyms for the word allowance

      • allow
      • disagreement
      • discrepancy
      • divergence
      • grant
      • license
      • part
      • percentage
      • permission
      • permit
      • portion
      • recompense
      • reimbursement
      • reserve account
      • reserve fund
      • share
      • variance

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