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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
Idiom: 1. To put on a fixed allowance: cut expenses by strictly allowancing the sales representatives.
2. To dispense in fixed quantities; ration.
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
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| 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 expensesreimbursement - 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"cost-of-living allowance - an allowance for changes in the consumer price index depreciation allowance - an allowance for loss due to depreciation 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 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 assetsreserve 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 | |
| Verb | 1. |  allowance - put on a fixed allowance, as of food |
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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.
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
noun1. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority:
approbation, approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave, license, permission, permit, sanction.
Informal: OK.
3. An accommodation made in the light of special or extenuating circumstances:
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Translations
حِصَّة، نَصِيبعلاوة شَهْرِيَّة، مُخَصَّص نَقْدِيمَصْرُوف الـجَيْب
kapesnévůle
lommepengemulighedspillerumbevilget beløb
taskuraha
džeparac
fjárstyrkur, vasapeningarsvigrúm; brún, mörk
ポケットマネー
용돈
žepnina
fickpengar
เงินติดกระเป๋า
cep harçlığıharçlıkyedek payı
tiền tiêu vặt
allowance
[əˈlaʊəns] N1. (= 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
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
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
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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)
disability allowance → allocation f d'invalidité
fuel allowance → indemnité f de déplacement
London allowance → indemnité de résidence (à Londres)
(FINANCE) (for taxation purposes) → somme f déductible du revenu imposable, abattement m
personal allowance → abattement personnel
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
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, scontomonthly 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) verb1. not to forbid or prevent. He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.
2. (with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding. These figures allow for price rises.
3. to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly. His father allows him too much money.
alˈlowance noun1. a fixed sum or quantity given regularly. His father made him an allowance of $20 a month.
2. something (usually a quantity) allowed. This dress pattern has a seam allowance of 1 cm.
make allowance for to take into consideration when deciding etc. We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
al·low·ance
n. asignación, regalía; 2. dieta alimenticia.
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allowance
n recommended daily — (ant) ingesta diaria recomendada (V. también intake.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.