ALLOWANCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of allowing
   Usage Example(s)
   • He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom
   Hypernyms(s) allowance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • license (what does license mean?)
   • permission (what does permission mean?)
   • permit (what does permit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tolerance (what does tolerance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • allow (what does allow mean?)
   • permit (what does permit mean?)
   • tolerate (what does tolerate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a permissible difference
   • allowing some freedom to move within limits
   Synonym(s)
   • leeway (what does leeway mean?)
   • margin (what does margin mean?)
   • tolerance (what does tolerance mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) allowance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discrepancy (what does discrepancy mean?)
   • disagreement (what does disagreement mean?)
   • divergence (what does divergence mean?)
   • variance (what does variance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • allow (what does allow mean?)
   • permit (what does permit mean?)
   • tolerate (what does tolerate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
   Synonym(s)
   • adjustment (what does adjustment mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an allowance for profit
   Hypernyms(s) allowance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cost-of-living allowance (what does cost-of-living allowance mean?)
   • depreciation allowance (what does depreciation allowance mean?)
   • deduction (what does deduction mean?)
   • discount (what does discount mean?)
   • seasonal adjustment (what does seasonal adjustment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • adjust (what does adjust mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
   Usage Example(s)
   • travel allowance
   • my weekly allowance of two eggs
   • a child’’s allowance should not be too generous
   Hypernyms(s) allowance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • share (what does share mean?)
   • portion (what does portion mean?)
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • percentage (what does percentage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • privy purse (what does privy purse mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • allowance (what does allowance mean?)
   • allow (what does allow mean?)
   • appropriate (what does appropriate mean?)
   • earmark (what does earmark mean?)
   • set aside (what does set aside mean?)
   • reserve (what does reserve mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
   Hypernyms(s) allowance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reimbursement (what does reimbursement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • travel allowance (what does travel allowance mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company’’s assets
   Synonym(s)
   • allowance account (what does allowance account mean?)
   • valuation account (what does valuation account mean?)
   • valuation reserve (what does valuation reserve mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) allowance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reserve account (what does reserve account mean?)
   • reserve fund (what does reserve fund mean?)

ALLOWANCE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • put on a fixed allowance, as of food
   Hypernyms(s) allowance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • allow (what does allow mean?)
   • grant (what does grant mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • allowance (what does allowance mean?)