allowance

/əlˈaʊəns/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
   “travel allowance”
2. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
   “an allowance for profit”
4. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
5. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
6. the act of allowing
   “He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room”

verb

1. put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Synonyms for allowance

• adjustment
• leeway
• margin
• tolerance
• valuation reserve
• valuation account
• allowance account

Words that rhyme with allowance

• disallowance
• reallowance