Meaning & use
allowance
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A fixed amount of money, resources, or leeway that is regularly given or permitted to someone.
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My parents gave me a small weekly allowance for chores.
The airline allows a baggage allowance of twenty kilograms per passenger.
A note on using this word
The phrase "make allowance for" means to take a factor into account when judging something, a related but distinct sense worth remembering.
Words with a similar meaning
stipendallotment
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A tolerance or exception made for particular circumstances.
The teacher made an allowance for students who were sick during the exam.
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