definition of
allowance

[1] #1 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". wn

[2] #2 allowance n. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses. wn

[3] #3 allowance n. [adjustment] an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit". wn

[4] #4 allowance n. [leeway, margin, tolerance] a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits. wn

[5] #5 allowance v. put on a fixed allowance, as of food. wn