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   allowance

   /əˈlaʊəns/

   noun

   • 1. the amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose: "your baggage allowance" Similar permitted amount/quantityallocationallotmentquotasharerationgrantlimitportionhelpingslicelot
   • ▪ an amount of money that can be earned or received free of tax: British "a personal allowance" Similar concessionreductiondecreasedeductiondiscountweightingrebaterefundrepaymentweightage
   • ▪ a deduction in the weight that a horse is required to carry in a race.
   • 2. a sum of money paid regularly to a person to meet needs or expenses: "the elderly receive a heating allowance every winter" Similar paymentpocket moneysum of moneyremittancecontributionconsiderationhandoutgrantsubsidymaintenancefinancial supportsubsistencebenefitstipendpensionannuitykeepupkeepexpenses
   • ▪ a small amount of money given regularly to a child by their parents. North American
   • 3. tolerance: archaic "the allowance of differing opinions"

   verb

   • 1. give (someone) a sum of money as an allowance: archaic "I have made up my mind to allowance him"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French alouance, from alouer (see allow).

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