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An amount that is allocated or apportioned to an individual or group
“In 1933, Congress established a legal daily allowance of food for each Navy enlisted man.”
A sum of money paid regularly to a person to meet needs or expenses
“His parents gave him an allowance of $25 a week, but his allowance was not tied to any responsibilities around the house.”
A reduction in a fee, cost or price, typically for a specific situation or category of person
“However, they might well grant a tax allowance for cost of collection and, under certain conditions, grant a tax allowance for specific losses.”
An official approval or authorization to do something
“You sent a large commission to Gregory de Cassado, to conclude, without the King's will or the state's allowance.”
Something given as a reward or remuneration for something done
A statement acknowledging the truth of something
The amount of money needed or available for a purpose
A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands and by compromise
A statement or assertion that makes another less absolute
The practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behaviour
An instance of kind, or charitable, behavior
Clear space allowed for a thing to move past or under another
A very small or inadequate amount of money
A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest
A number or quantity of something, especially that required to make a group complete
An allowable amount of variation of a specified quantity
The reduction of a prison sentence, especially as a reward for good behavior
An amount or thing supplied or provided
The balance of an advantage
Money paid before it is due
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