"allowances" in the noun sense
1. allowance
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"
2. allowance
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3. allowance, adjustment
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
"an allowance for profit"
4. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
a permissible difference allowing some freedom to move within limits
5. valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance, allowance account
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
6. allowance
the act of allowing
"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
"allowances" in the verb sense
1. allowance
put on a fixed allowance, as of food
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