allowances
Use Allowances in a sentence
əns noun
1.
the act of allowing.
2.
an amount or share allotted or granted.
3.
a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses: Her allowance for the business trip was $200.
4.
a sum of money allotted or granted to a person on a regular basis, as for personal or general living expenses: The art student lived on an allowance of $300 a month. When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of 50 cents a week.
5.
an addition or deduction based on an extenuating or qualifying circumstance: an allowance for profit; an allowance for depreciation.
verb (used with object)
10.
to place on a fixed allowance, as of food or drink.
11.
to allocate (supplies, rations, etc.) in fixed or regular amounts.
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12.
make allowance/allowances(for)
a.
to take mitigating factors or circumstances into consideration.
b.
to pardon; excuse.
c.
to reserve time, money, etc.; allow for: Make allowance for souvenirs on the return trip.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an amount of something, esp money or food, given or allotted usually at regular intervals |
| 2. | a discount, as in consideration for something given in part exchange or to increase business; rebate |
| 3. | (in Britain) an amount of a person's income that is not subject to a particular tax and is therefore deducted before his or her liability to taxation is assessed |
| 4. | a portion set aside to compensate for something or to cover special expenses |
| 5. | (Brit) education a salary supplement given to a teacher who is appointed to undertake extra duties and responsibilities |
| 6. | admission; concession |
| 7. | the act of allowing; sanction; toleration |
| 8. | something allowed |
| 9. | ( |
| a. to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration (of) | |
| b. to allow (for) | |
| —vb | |
| 10. | (tr) to supply (something) in limited amounts |
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Word Origin & History
allowance
late 14c., "praise" (a sense now obsolete), from O.Fr. alouance, from alouer (see allow). Sense of "a sum alloted to meet expenses" is from mid-15c. In accounts, meaning "a sum placed to one's credit" is attested from 1520s. To make allowances is lit. to add or deduct a sum
from someone's account for some special circumstance. Figurative use of the phrase is attested from 1670s.
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Example sentences
Of course they have generous tax allowances for buying machinery, but that was not enough.
Emission allowances, by contrast, do not qualify for depreciation.
They could also decide to buy allowances from other companies that have found cheaper ways of reducing emissions.
Then again, it might have to buy extra allowances on the open market.
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