ALLOWANCE
\ɐlˈa͡ʊəns], \ɐlˈaʊəns], \ɐ_l_ˈaʊ_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of ALLOWANCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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put on a fixed allowance, as of food
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the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
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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"
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a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
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a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
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a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
By Princeton University
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put on a fixed allowance, as of food
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the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
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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"
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a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
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a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Approval; approbation.
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The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance.
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License; indulgence.
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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.
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Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth.
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A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Approval; approbation.
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The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance.
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License; indulgence.
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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.
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Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth.
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A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To put on an allowance; limit in amount.
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That which is allowed; a limited amount, as of income or food.
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Concession; a difference allowed.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of allowing; permission; admission; fixed quantity or sum allowed; approbation; abatement; deduction.
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To put upon allowance.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
