Allowance

Meaning

Noun

●

Permission;

,

, or admitting

●

Acknowledgment.

●

An amount,

, or

that is

or

; a

as a

, a

, or as

for any purpose

●

Abatement;

; the

taking into account

of

circumstances

●

A

from the

of

,

by country.

●

In Horse racing:

A

in the

that a

must carry.

●

In Money:

A child's

;

money.

●

A

in the

and

of

,

the

in

to the

by law.

●

Approval; approbation.

●

License; indulgence.

●

In Engineering:

A

between an

and a

or

.

Verb

●

To

a

(especially of

and drink).

●

To supply in a

and

quantity.

Sourced from

Origin

allowance

English

alouance

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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