How to pronounce "allowance"

• "allowance" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "allowance"

Noun

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"

Synonyms:

• allowance

Noun

a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

Synonyms:

• allowance

Noun

an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"

Synonyms:

• allowance
• adjustment

Noun

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Synonyms:

• allowance
• leeway
• margin
• tolerance

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:

• valuation reserve
• valuation account
• allowance
• allowance account

Noun

the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

Synonyms:

• allowance

Verb

put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Synonyms:

• allowance