allowance

n.

1. The act of allowing.
2. An amount that is allowed or granted: consumed my weekly allowance of two eggs.
3. Something, such as money, given at regular intervals or for a specific purpose: a travel allowance that covers hotel bills.
4. A price reduction, especially one granted in exchange for used merchandise: The dealer gave us an allowance on our old car.
5. A consideration for possibilities or modifying circumstances: an allowance for breakage; made allowances for rush-hour traffic in estimating travel time.
6. An allowed difference in dimension of closely mating machine parts.

tr.v., -anced, -anc·ing, -anc·es.

1. To put on a fixed allowance: cut expenses by strictly allowancing the sales representatives.
2. To dispense in fixed quantities; ration.

An intentional difference in sizes of two mating parts. With running or sliding fits, allowance is a clearance, usually for a film of oil. In this sense, allowance is the space “allowed” for motion between parts.

With force or shrink fits allowance is an interference of metal; that is, a portion of metal in one part tends to occupy the same space as the adjacent portion of metal in the mating part. In this sense, allowance is the interference “allowed” to produce pressure between parts. See also Force fit; Location fit; Press fit; Running fit; Shrink fit; Tolerance.

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In general: reduction in price.

Merchandising: reduction in price offered to a retailer by a manufacturer or wholesaler that is contingent upon some special arrangement. It usually compensates the retailer for expense incurred in marketing the product. See also advertising allowance; brokerage allowance; display allowance; retail display allowance.

An accounting term used on a financial statement or in a budget providing for an expectation of something that may occur.
Examples:

• allowance for vacancy and collection loss

• allowance for depreciation

• allowance for replacements

1. Acceptable reduction in quantity or quality such as normal spoilage in a manufacturing operation.

2. Reduction in the amount owed a supplier because of damaged goods received or delays encountered.

3. Valuation account reducing the cost of an asset such as the allowance to reduce marketable securities from cost to market value.

noun

1. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority: approbation, approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave, license, permission, permit, sanction. Informal OK. See allow/prevent.
2. That which is allotted: allocation, allotment, dole, lot, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split. Informal cut. Slang divvy. See collect/distribute.
3. An accommodation made in the light of special or extenuating circumstances: concession. See agree/disagree.

1. See cash allowance.
2. See contingency allowance.

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IN BRIEF: A certain amount of money given to a child.

Carlos begged his father to raise his allowance to five dollars a week.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ration, tildeling, tilskud, hjælp
v. tr. - give en tildeling, sætte på ration, rationere

idioms:

• make allowances for    tage i betragtning, tage hensyn til

Nederlands (Dutch)
toelage/uitkering, deel, korting, toestemming, het verdragen (van), vaste/ beperkte toelage geven, ,

Français (French)
n. - rente, indemnité, pension alimentaire, approbation, allocation, mensualité, appointements, (US) argent de poche, (Comm) réduction, rabais, concession, (Mil) indemnité (de logement), (fig) indulgence, tolérance
v. tr. - faire la part des choses, tenir compte de, recevoir une allocation

idioms:

• make allowances for    faire la part des choses, tenir compte de, se montrer indulgent

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zuteilung, Zuschuss, Erlaubnis, Rabatt, Vergütung, Nachsicht, Taschengeld
v. - auf Rationen setzen, begrenzen

idioms:

• make allowances for    berücksichtigen, Nachsicht üben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επίδομα, βοήθημα, χαρτζιλίκι, μερίδα, μερίδιο, ανοχή, έκπτωση στην τιμή

idioms:

• make allowances for    λαμβάνω υπόψη, κάνω πρόβλεψη για, αφήνω περιθώρια για

Italiano (Italian)
indennizzo, indennità, condiscendenza, concessione, permesso, autorizzazione, assegno, sussidio, sovvenzione, sconto, mancetta

idioms:

• make allowances    scusare
• make an allowance for    prendere in considerazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mesada (f), pensão (f), compensação (f), tolerância, indulgência (f), permissão (f)

idioms:

• make allowances    levar em consideração
• make an allowance for    tolerar um comportamento

Русский (Russian)
принятие во внимание, порция, паек, выплата, потворство, разрешение, денежная помощь, скидка, одобрение, карманные деньги

idioms:

• make allowances    делать оправдание
• make an allowance for    учесть что-либо при принятии решения

Español (Spanish)
n. - remuneración de un estudiante de prácticas, compensación, abono, recompensa, indulgencia, complacencia, tolerancia, permiso, autorización, licencia, subsidio, prestación, descuento, rebaja, pensión, renta, paga, dinero de bolsillo
v. tr. - remunerar a un estudiante, compensar, abonar, recompensar, complacer, tolerar, autorizar, dar permiso, subsidiar, prestar, descontar, rebajar, pagar

idioms:

• make allowances for    ser indulgente, tener en cuenta, tomar en consideración, hacer lugar a un argumento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lön, ranson, rabatt, eftergift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
补贴, 津贴, 分配额, 零用钱, 允许额, 定量供应, 把物品定量发给, 发津贴给

idioms:

• make allowances for    考虑到, 顾及, 为...留余地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 補貼, 津貼, 分配額, 零用錢, 允許額
v. tr. - 定量供應, 把物品定量發給, 發津貼給

idioms:

• make allowances for    考慮到, 顧及, 為...留餘地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수당, 용돈, 허용, 할인, 여유
v. tr. - 정량 공급하다, 수당을 지급하다

idioms:

• make allowances for    ~을 참작하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 手当, 小遣い, 値引き, 許可, 余裕

idioms:

• make allowances    酌量する
• make an allowance for    考慮する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نصيب, حصه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קצובה, קיצבה, מענק, דמי כיס, הנחה, הפחתה, ניכוי‬
v. tr. - ‮העניק (לאדם) קיצבה, דמי כיס וכו'‬

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