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English noun: allowance | |||
| 1. | allowance (possession) an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) | ||
| Samples | Travel allowance. My weekly allowance of two eggs. A child's allowance should not be too generous. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | privy purse | ||
| 2. | allowance (possession) a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reimbursement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | per diem, travel allowance, travel reimbursement | ||
| 3. | allowance (possession) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | ||
| Samples | An allowance for profit. | ||
| Synonyms | adjustment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recompense | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cost-of-living allowance, deduction, depreciation allowance, discount, seasonal adjustment, tare | ||
| 4. | allowance (attribute) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | ||
| Synonyms | leeway, margin, tolerance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance | ||
| 5. | allowance (possession) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reserve account, reserve fund | ||
| 6. | allowance (act) the act of allowing | ||
| Samples | He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | license, permission, permit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tolerance | ||
English verb: allowance | |||
| 1. | allowance (possession) put on a fixed allowance, as of food | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, grant | ||
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