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(noun) the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom" |
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Related Words: license, permission, permit, tolerance |
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(verb) put on a fixed allowance, as of food |
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Related Words: allow, grant |
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(noun) a permissible difference |
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Synonyms: leeway, margin, tolerance |
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Related Words: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance |
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(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" |
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Synonyms: adjustment |
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Related Words: cost-of-living allowance, deduction, depreciation allowance, discount, recompense, seasonal adjustment |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: part, percentage, portion, privy purse, share |
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(noun) a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses |
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Related Words: reimbursement, travel allowance |
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(noun) a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets |
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Synonyms: allowance account, valuation account, valuation reserve |
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Related Words: reserve account, reserve fund |
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