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