allowance
/əˈlaʊəns/
Misollar
- Did you spend all your allowance?
- How could you stop my allowance?
- Tom doesn't get an allowance.
- I give my children an allowance.
- Some children get a weekly allowance.
- She's already spent her allowance.
ot noun
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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.
her meagre allowance of food or drink
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Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
to make allowance for his naivety
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A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
Tare and tret are examples of allowance.
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A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb.
fe’l verb
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To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.
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To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
Our provisions were allowanced.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.