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allowance

/ allowance /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of allowing
"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
Type of:
license permission permit
Kinds of:
tolerance
Derived:
allow permit tolerate
noun Sense 2
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Type of:
discrepancy disagreement divergence
Derived:
allow permit tolerate
noun Sense 3
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
"an allowance for profit"
Type of:
recompense
Kinds of:
cost-of-living allowance depreciation allowance deduction discount seasonal adjustment
Derived:
adjust
noun Sense 4
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"
Type of:
share portion part
Kinds of:
privy purse
Derived:
allow appropriate earmark set aside reserve
noun Sense 5
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
Type of:
reimbursement
Kinds of:
travel allowance
verb Sense 6
put on a fixed allowance, as of food
Type of:
allow grant
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
noun Sense 7
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company''s assets
Type of:
reserve account reserve fund
Semantic Complexity
94%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
1
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license permission permit tolerance discrepancy disagreement divergence recompense cost-of-living allowance depreciation allowance deduction discount