make allowance for
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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Idioms & Phrases
make allowance for
Also, make allowances for. Take into account extenuating circumstances, as in We have to make allowance for Jeff; he's very new to the business, or Grandma is always making allowances for the children's bad manners. [c. 1700]
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