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allowance - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
allowance
Definition
(noun) an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
Example Sentence
travel allowance
my weekly allowance of two eggs
a child's allowance should not be too generous
Definition
(noun) a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
Definition
(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
Synonyms
:
adjustment
Example Sentence
an allowance for profit
Definition
(noun) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Synonyms
:
leeway
,
margin
,
tolerance
Definition
(noun) 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
Definition
(noun) the act of allowing
Example Sentence
He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room
Definition
(verb) put on a fixed allowance, as of food
Word used in video below:
text: Her allowance. Just eat.
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