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. Example: her meagre allowance of food or drink
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances Example: to make allowance for his naivety
A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country. Example: Tare and tret are examples of allowance.
A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry. Example: On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb.
A child's allowance; pocket money. Example: She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
Approval; approbation
License; indulgence
To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink). Example: The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.
To supply in a fixed and limited quantity. Example: Our provisions were allowanced.
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