allowance

1. n. Approval; approbation. Source: opted

2. n. The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance. Source: opted

3. n. Acknowledgment. Source: opted

4. n. License; indulgence. Source: opted

5. n. That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short. Source: opted

6. n. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth. Source: opted

7. n. A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret. Source: opted

8. n. To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced. Source: opted

9. n. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) Source: wordnet

10. n. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses Source: wordnet

11. n. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances Source: wordnet

12. n. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits Source: wordnet

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