ALLOWANCE

Definition of ALLOWANCE

  1. (noun)an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
  2. (noun)a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
  3. (noun)an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
  4. (noun)a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
  5. (noun)a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
  6. (noun)the act of allowing
  7. (verb)put on a fixed allowance, as of food