allowance
noun
[ əˈlaʊəns ]
• the amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose.
• "your baggage allowance"
Similar:
permitted amount/quantity,
allocation,
allotment,
quota,
share,
ration,
grant,
limit,
portion,
helping,
slice,
lot,
• a sum of money paid regularly to a person to meet needs or expenses.
• "the elderly receive a heating allowance every winter"
Similar:
payment,
pocket money,
sum of money,
remittance,
contribution,
consideration,
handout,
grant,
subsidy,
maintenance,
financial support,
subsistence,
benefit,
stipend,
pension,
annuity,
keep,
upkeep,
expenses,
• tolerance.
• "the allowance of differing opinions"
allowance
verb
• give (someone) a sum of money as an allowance.
• "I have made up my mind to allowance him"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French alouance, from alouer (see allow).
