allowance

al·low·ance

 (ə-lou′əns)

n.

1. The act of allowing.

2. An amount that is allowed or granted: consumed my weekly allowance of two eggs.

3. Something, such as money, given at regular intervals or for a specific purpose: a travel allowance that covers hotel bills.

4. A small amount of money regularly given to a child, often as payment for household chores.

5. A price reduction, especially one granted in exchange for used merchandise: The dealer gave us an allowance on our old car.

tr.v. al·low·anced, al·low·anc·ing, al·low·anc·es

1. To put on a fixed allowance: cut expenses by strictly allowancing the sales representatives.

2. To dispense in fixed quantities; ration.

Idiom:

make allowance/allowances for

1. To take into consideration when planning something.

2. To make excuses for or treat with leniency.

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allowance

(əˈlaʊəns)

n

1. an amount of something, esp money or food, given or allotted usually at regular intervals

2. a discount, as in consideration for something given in part exchange or to increase business; rebate

3. (Accounting & Book-keeping) (in Britain) an amount of a person's income that is not subject to a particular tax and is therefore deducted before his or her liability to taxation is assessed

4. a portion set aside to compensate for something or to cover special expenses

5. (Education) education Brit a salary supplement given to a teacher who is appointed to undertake extra duties and responsibilities

6. admission; concession

7. the act of allowing; sanction; toleration

8. something allowed

9. make allowances make allowance (usually foll by for)

a. to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration (of)

b. to allow (for)

vb

(tr) to supply (something) in limited amounts

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al•low•ance

(əˈlaʊ əns)

n., v. -anced, -anc•ing. n.

1. the act of allowing.

2. an amount or share allotted or granted: a dietary allowance of 900 calories a day.

3. a sum of money allotted for a particular purpose.

4. a sum of money allotted on a regular basis, as for personal or living expenses.

5. an additional sum allotted for specific circumstances: an allowance for depreciation.

6. acknowledgment; concession.

7. tolerance.

v.t. Archaic.

8. to place on a fixed allowance, as of food.

Idioms:

make allowance(s) for,

a. to excuse, taking mitigating factors into consideration.

b. to allow for.

c. to reserve time, money, etc., for.

[1350–1400; < Middle French]

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allowance

Past participle: allowanced
Gerund: allowancing

Imperative

allowance

allowance

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Thesaurus

Noun	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" share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" privy purse - allowance for a monarch's personal expenses
	2.	allowance - a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses reimbursement - compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses" per diem - a daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job) travel allowance, travel reimbursement - a sum allowed for travel
	3.	allowance - an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" adjustment cost-of-living allowance - an allowance for changes in the consumer price index depreciation allowance - an allowance for loss due to depreciation deduction, discount - an amount or percentage deducted seasonal adjustment - a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year; "seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter" tare - an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods recompense - payment or reward (as for service rendered)
	4.	allowance - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits leeway, tolerance, margin discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
	5.	allowance - a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets allowance account, valuation account, valuation reserve reserve account, reserve fund - funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments
	6.	allowance - the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room" tolerance - the act of tolerating something permission, permit, license - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Verb	1.	allowance - put on a fixed allowance, as of food grant, allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

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allowance

noun

1. portion, lot, share, amount, measure, grant, pension, subsidy, quota, allocation, stint, annuity, allotment, remittance, stipend, apportionment He lives on an allowance of £70 a week.

2. pocket money, grant, fee, payment, consideration, ration, handout, remittance The boy was given an allowance for his own needs.

3. concession, discount, reduction, repayment, deduction, rebate those earning less than the basic tax allowance

make allowances for someone forgive, excuse, tolerate, indulge, pardon, acquit, overlook, condone, pass over, turn a blind eye to, exonerate, absolve, bear with, wink at, extenuate, exculpate He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.

make allowances for something take into account, anticipate, allow for, bear in mind, foresee, take into consideration The raw exam results make no allowance for social background.

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allowance

noun

1. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority:

approbation, approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave, license, permission, permit, sanction.

Informal: OK.

2. That which is allotted:

allocation, allotment, dole, lot, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split.

Informal: cut.

Slang: divvy.

3. An accommodation made in the light of special or extenuating circumstances:

concession.

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Translations

حِصَّة، نَصِيبعلاوة شَهْرِيَّة، مُخَصَّص نَقْدِيمَصْرُوف الـجَيْب

kapesnévůle

lommepengemulighedspillerumbevilget beløb

AnerkennungErlaubnisfinanzielle ZuwendungKindergeldTaschengeld

χαρτζιλίκι

asignacióndinero de bolsillomargenpagaplus

taskuraha

allocationargent de pochemargerevenu

džeparac

fjárstyrkur, vasapeningarsvigrúm; brún, mörk

denaro per le piccole speseindennitàpaghettarisarcimento dannisussidio

ポケットマネー

용돈

zakgeld

lommepengerslingringsmonnsømmingsmonnspilleromukepenger

kieszonkowe

mesada

карманные деньги

žepnina

fickpengar

เงินติดกระเป๋า

cep harçlığıharçlıkyedek payı

tiền tiêu vặt

零用钱允许量津贴补助限额

allowance

[əˈlaʊəns] N

1. (= payment) (from state) → prestación f; (from ex-husband, benefactor) → pensión f; (from parents) → dinero mensual/semanal/; (= allocated from fund) → asignación f (esp US) (= pocket money) → dinero m de bolsillo
he makes his mother an allowance → le concede una pensión a su madre
he has an allowance of £100 a month → tiene una asignación de 100 libras mensuales
see also family B

2. (= discount) → descuento m, rebaja f (Tax) → desgravación f
tax allowance → desgravación f fiscal

3. (= concession) → concesión f
one must make allowances → hay que hacer concesiones
to make allowance(s) for sb → ser comprensivo con algn, disculpar a algn
to make allowance(s) for the weather → tener en cuenta el tiempo

4. (Mech) → tolerancia f

5. (= volume, weight) → margen m

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allowance

[əˈlaʊəns] n

(= grant) → allocation f; (for expenses) → indemnité f
disability allowance → allocation f d'invalidité
fuel allowance → indemnité f de déplacement
London allowance → indemnité de résidence (à Londres)

(from parent etc) (= pocket money) → argent m de poche; (to buy clothes, books etc) → subside m

(FINANCE) (for taxation purposes) → somme f déductible du revenu imposable, abattement m
personal allowance → abattement personnel

(= concession) to make allowances for sth [+ thing, situation] → tenir compte de qch
to make allowances for sb → faire des exceptions pour qn

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allowance

n

→ finanzielle Unterstützung; (paid by state) → Beihilfe f; (parent to child) → Unterhaltsgeld nt; (as compensation, for unsociable hours, overseas allowance etc) → Zulage f; (on business trip) → Spesen pl; (= spending money) → Taschengeld nt; clothing allowance → Kleidungsgeld nt; petrol allowance (Brit) → Benzingeld nt; his father still gives him an allowance → sein Vater unterstützt ihn noch immer finanziell; he gives his wife a dress allowance → er gibt seiner Frau einen Zuschuss zu den Kleidungskosten; he gave her an allowance of £100 a month → er stellte ihr monatlich £ 100 zur Verfügung

(Fin: = tax allowance) → Freibetrag m

(Fin, Comm: = discount) → (Preis)nachlass m → (on für); (= quantity allowed: for shrinkage etc) → Zugabe f

(= acceptance: of goal, claim, appeal) → Anerkennung f

→ Zugeständnisse pl; to make allowance(s) for something → etw berücksichtigen; to make allowances for somebody → bei jdm Zugeständnisse machen; you have to make allowances → Sie müssen (gewisse) Zugeständnisse machen

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allowance

[əˈlaʊəns] n (payment) → assegno; (for travelling, accommodation) → indennità f inv; (ration) → razione f; (Tax) → detrazione f d'imposta; (discount) → riduzione f, sconto
monthly clothing allowance → cifra mensile per il vestiario
family allowance (old) (child benefit) → assegni mpl familiari
to make allowance(s) for (person) → scusare (allow for, shrinkage) → tener conto di

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allow

(əˈlau) verb

1. not to forbid or prevent. He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed. toegelaat يَسْمَح،يَأذَن позволявам permitir dovolit erlauben tillade επιτρέπωpermitir lubama اجازه دادن sallia permettre לְהַרשׁוֹת, לְהַתִיר अनुमति देना, आज्ञा देना dopustiti megenged memperbolehkan, mengizinkan leyfa permettere 許す 허락하다 leisti atļaut membenarkan toestaantillatepozwalać اجازه ورکول permitir a permite разрешать dovoliť dovoliti dozvoliti tillåta อนุญาต izin vermek 允許 дозволяти اجازت دینا cho phép 允许

2. (with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding. These figures allow for price rises. laat toe vir يُجِيز، يُبِيح позволявам dar margem počítat s berücksichtigen tage hensyn til λαμβάνω υπόψηtener en cuenta arvesse võtma به حساب آوردن؛ منظور کردن ottaa huomioon tenir compte de לְהָבִיא בְּחֶשבּוֹן स्वीकार करना, मान लेना dopuštati figyelembe vesz memungkinkan taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir tenere conto di; ammettere 考慮に入れる 참작하다 numatyti pieļaut membolehkan rekening houden metta hensyn til, regne med uwzględnać قبلول، په حساب کی نیول dar margem a ţine cont de допускать počítať s, vziať do úvahy upoštevati uzeti nešto u obzir ta hänsyn till, ta med i beräkningen พิจารณา gözönünde bulundurmak 考慮到 брати до уваги, враховувати مد نظر رکھنا tính đến 考虑到

3. to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly. His father allows him too much money. gee يُخَصِّص ، يَمْنَح давам dar poskytovat geben give; lade få; bevilge δίνωdar andma دادن antaa donner, allouer לְהַקצִיב davati ad memberi láta í té, gefa dare 与える 주다, 지급하다 duoti piešķirt; dot memberikan gevengi, la få, bevilgedawać نیول dar a da давать poskytovať dajati odvojiti ge, låta få ให้เงิน vermek 給予 давати, регулярно виплачувати عطا کرنا ، دینا cho 给予

alˈlowance noun

1. a fixed sum or quantity given regularly. His father made him an allowance of $20 a month. sakgeld, toelaag حِصَّة، نَصِيب периодично отпускана сума mesada kapesné die finanzielle Zuwendung bevilget beløb; lommepenge επίδομα, χαρτζιλίκιpaga, asignación, subsidio abiraha, taskuraha مقرری؛ پول ماهیانه toistuva raha-apu allocation דְמֵי כִּיס भत्ता džeparac összeg uang saku fjárstyrkur, vasapeningar paghetta, 小遣い 수당 pašalpa pabalsts; izmaksa elaun toelagebevilget sum, ukepenger, lommepengerkieszonkowe مقررول، میاشتنی پیسی mesada alocaţie содержание; карманные деньги prídel žepnina dodatak underhåll, bidrag, tilldelning เบี้ยเลี้ยง; ค่าใช้จ่าย harçlık 津貼，固定零用金 утримання; кишенькові гроші بھتہ tiền trợ cấp 津贴，补助，零用钱

2. something (usually a quantity) allowed. This dress pattern has a seam allowance of 1 cm. speling علاوة شَهْرِيَّة، مُخَصَّص نَقْدِي резерв margem vůle die Toleranz spillerum; mulighed περιθώριοmargen varu بخش مجاز یا قابل اجرا määrä margeהקצבה slobodan prostor ráhagyás kelonggaran svigrúm; brún, mörk margine 許容値 여유 leidžiamas kiekis deva kelonggaran margemonn, spillerom, mulighetmargines د اجراوړ بر خه margem cantitate permisă; margine припуск; допуск tolerancia, vôľa rob dozvoljena količina (veličina) mån, spelrum สิ่งที่ยอมให้เกิดขึ้นได้ yedek payı 裕度 дозвіл گنجائش hạn định cho phép 允许量，限额

make allowance for

to take into consideration when deciding etc. We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes. in ag neem يُراعي، يَأخُذ بِعَين الإعْتِبَار вземам предвид levar em conta vzít v úvahu berücksichtigen tage hensyn til; tage i betragtning λαμβάνω υπόψηtener en cuenta, considerar (midagi) arvesse võtma در نظر گرفتن؛ به حساب آوردن ottaa huomioon tenir compte de לְהִתחַשֵב בּ- का ध्यान रखना dopustiti számításba vesz memperhitungkan taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir tener conto di ～を考慮に入れる ...을 감안하다 atsižvelgti ievērot; ņemt vērā kelonggaran in aanmerking nemen ta hensyn til, ta i betraktning brać poprawkę na په نظر کی نیول levar em conta a ţine seama de принимать во внимание vziať do úvahy upoštevati uzeti u obzir ta hänsyn till พิจารณา göz önünde bulundurma 考慮到 брати до уваги, враховувати نرمی کا برتاؤ رکھنا tính đến 考虑到

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allowance

→ مَصْرُوف الـجَيْب kapesné lommepenge Taschengeld χαρτζιλίκι dinero de bolsillo taskuraha argent de poche džeparac denaro per le piccole spese ポケットマネー 용돈 zakgeld lommepenger kieszonkowe mesada карманные деньги fickpengar เงินติดกระเป๋า cep harçlığı tiền tiêu vặt 零用钱

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al·low·ance

n. asignación, regalía; 2. dieta alimenticia.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• What is the baggage allowance? → ما هُوَ الـحَدُّ الـمَسْموحُ بِهِ مِنْ الـحَقائِبِ؟ → Jaká je povolená hmotnost zavazadel? → Hvad er bagagereglerne? → Wie viel Freigepäck habe ich? → Πόσο είναι το επιτρεπτό βάρος αποσκευών; → ¿Cuál es la franquicia de equipaje? → Mikä on sallittu matkatavaramäärä? → Quel est le poids maximum autorisé pour les bagages ? → Koliko kilograma prtljage smijem imati? → Qual è il peso massimo consentito per i bagagli? → 無料手荷物許容量はどう規定されていますか？ → 수하물 허용 중량은 얼마인가요? → Hoeveel bagage mag ik meenemen? → Hvor mye bagasje kan man ta med? → Jaka jest dopuszczalna ilość bagażu? → Qual é o limite de bagagem? → Какая норма провоза багажа? → Hur mycket bagage får man ha? → อนุญาตให้มีน้ำหนักกระเป๋าเดินทางจำนวนเท่าไร? → Bagaj limiti ne kadar? → Được gửi bao nhiêu hành lý? → 行李的额定重量是多少？

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allowance

n recommended daily — (ant) ingesta diaria recomendada (V. también intake.)

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