ALLOWANCE
Scrabble letter values: A1L1L1O1W4A1N1C3E1 = 14
Definition
- verb put on a fixed allowance, as of food.
- noun an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period).
- noun a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses.
- noun an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances. — synonyms: adjustment
- noun a permissible difference. — synonyms: leeway, margin, tolerance
- noun a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets. — synonyms: valuation_reserve, valuation_account, allowance_account
- noun the act of allowing.
Examples
- “travel allowance”
- “my weekly allowance of two eggs”
- “a child's allowance should not be too generous”