allowance
al|low|ance /əl'aʊəns/ (allowances)
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N of amount
An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week...
2 [N-COUNT] usu poss N
A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use pocket money)
3 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. (BRIT; in AM, use personal exemption)
...those earning less than the basic tax allowance.
4 [N-COUNT] with supp
A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances.
Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger.
5 [PHRASE] V and N inflect, oft PHR for n
If you make allowances for something, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions.
We'll make allowances in the schedule for time off...
6 [PHRASE] V inflects, oft PHR for n
If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour which you would not normally accept or deal with them less severely than you would normally, because of a problem that they have.
He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N of amount
An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week...
2 [N-COUNT] usu poss N
A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use pocket money)
3 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. (BRIT; in AM, use personal exemption)
...those earning less than the basic tax allowance.
4 [N-COUNT] with supp
A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances.
Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger.
5 [PHRASE] V and N inflect, oft PHR for n
If you make allowances for something, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions.
We'll make allowances in the schedule for time off...
6 [PHRASE] V inflects, oft PHR for n
If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour which you would not normally accept or deal with them less severely than you would normally, because of a problem that they have.
He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.