See Also: Age allowance(finance)
allowance(medicine)
allowance(dictionary)
allowance(dictionary)
Allowance - General(gambling)
Mileage allowance(finance)
Parsonage allowance(finance)
depletion allowance(encyclopedia)
personal allowance(dictionary)
Mileage allowance(tourism)

allowance (oh)



[C usually singular] an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a special purpose
a monthly/annual etc allowance
::His father gives him a monthly allowance of ¡ê200.
allowance for
::Do you get an allowance for clothes?
::Sales staff get a generous mileage allowance or a company car.
::If you are entitled to sickness allowance, you must claim it from your employer.
[C usually singular] an amount of something that is acceptable or safe
::the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C
::Passengers' baggage allowance is 75 pounds per person.
[C] BrE an amount of money that you can earn without paying tax on it
::a new tax allowance from the government
[C usually singular] especially AmE a small amount of money that a parent regularly gives to a child
British Equivalent: pocket money
[U and C] something that you consider when deciding what is likely to happen, what you should expect etc
allowance for
::There is always an allowance in insurance premiums for whether someone smokes or not.
make (an) allowance/make allowances (for sth)
::The budget makes allowances for extra staff when needed.
make allowance/allowances (for sb)
to let someone behave in a way you do not normally approve of, because you know there are special reasons for their behaviour
::Dad's under pressure - you have to make allowances.