allowance :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

n. 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"

allowance

n. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

adjustment

n. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"

tolerance, margin, leeway

n. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance account

n. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

allowance

v. put on a fixed allowance, as of food

acquiescence, assent, consent

n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

liberty

n. freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

leave

n. permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"

part, share, portion, percentage

n. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

allotment, allocation

n. a share set aside for a specific purpose

allotment, apportionment, allocation, parceling, parcelling

n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"

quota

n. a proportional share assigned to each participant

ratio

n. the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

grant, assignment

n. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

stipend

n. a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

extenuation, mitigation, palliation

n. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

stipend

n. a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

latitude

n. freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"

freedom

n. the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

license

n. excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke

advantage, vantage

n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

handicap

n. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning

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