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Quick definitions from WordNet (allowance)
▸ noun: the act of allowing ("He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom")
▸ noun: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
▸ noun: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances ("An allowance for profit")
▸ noun: an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) ("Travel allowance")
▸ noun: a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
▸ noun: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
▸ verb: put on a fixed allowance, as of food
▸ Also see allowancing
▸ Words similar to allowance
▸ Usage examples for allowance
▸ Popular adjectives describing allowance
▸ Words that often appear near allowance
▸ Rhymes of allowance
▸ Invented words related to allowance
▸ noun: the act of allowing ("He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom")
▸ noun: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
▸ noun: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances ("An allowance for profit")
▸ noun: an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) ("Travel allowance")
▸ noun: a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
▸ noun: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
▸ verb: put on a fixed allowance, as of food
▸ Also see allowancing
▸ Words similar to allowance
▸ Usage examples for allowance
▸ Popular adjectives describing allowance
▸ Words that often appear near allowance
▸ Rhymes of allowance
▸ Invented words related to allowance