allowance

/ə'lauəns/
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allowance

A child receives a weekly allowance from her parents.

Definition

Noun: 1. A sum of money given regularly or for a specific purpose: An amount of money provided, often on a recurring basis, to cover expenses or for personal use. 2. A permitted amount or quantity of something: A limited quantity of something that is officially allowed or granted. 3. A deduction or adjustment made for a specific reason: An amount subtracted or an exception made to account for a particular circumstance. 4. The act of allowing or permitting something: (Formal) The action of granting permission or tolerance for something.

Verb: 1. To provide with a fixed allowance: (Formal/Rare) To put someone on a limited ration or budget.

Usage Examples
  • Noun (Money):
    • She gives her children a weekly allowance to teach them about budgeting.
    • The company provides a daily meal allowance for employees on business trips.
  • Noun (Permitted Amount):
    • Each passenger has a baggage allowance of 23 kilograms.
    • The diet plan includes a small daily allowance for sweets.
  • Noun (Deduction/Consideration):
    • When grading, the teacher made an allowance for the student's recent illness.
    • The price is $100, with a $10 allowance for the minor scratch on the side.
  • Verb:
    • (Historical/Formal) During the siege, food was strictly allowanced to the population.
Advanced Usage
  • "To make allowance(s) for": To consider or take into account a particular factor, often showing leniency or understanding.
    • You must make allowance for the time difference when scheduling the call.
    • We should make allowances for his lack of experience.
Variants and Related Words
  • Allow (verb): To permit or give permission.
  • Allowable (adjective): Permissible, acceptable.
  • Disallowance (noun): The act of refusing to permit or accept.
Synonyms
  • Stipend: A fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance.
  • Allocation: An amount of something assigned to a particular purpose.
  • Ration: A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person.
  • Rebate: A partial refund or deduction.
  • Leeway: The amount of freedom to move or act that is available.
Related Phrases
  • Cost-of-living allowance (COLA): An increase in pay or benefits to offset inflation.
  • Travel allowance: Money provided to cover expenses incurred while traveling for work.
  • Family allowance: (Dated) A government benefit paid to families with children.
Related Idioms
  • "To make allowance(s) for": (As above, this is the primary idiom.) It implies a deliberate act of consideration or tolerance.
    • The rules are strict, but the judge will make allowances for first-time offenders.
allowance

A child receives a weekly allowance from her parents.

Noun
  1. the act of allowing
    • He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room
  2. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
  3. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
  4. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
    • an allowance for profit
  5. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
  6. 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
Verb
  1. put on a fixed allowance, as of food

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