allowance
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
- definition a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
- definition an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
- definition a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- definition a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
- definition the act of allowing
- definition put on a fixed allowance, as of food