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'
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; an allowance for profit
[ Syn: adjustment ]
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a companys assets
[ Syn: valuation reserve , valuation account , allowance account ]
the act of allowing; He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room'
allowance (n.)
put on a fixed allowance, as of food