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allowance n. 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"
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allowance n. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
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allowance n. [
adjustment] an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
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allowance n. [
leeway, margin, tolerance] a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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allowance v. put on a fixed allowance, as of food
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