26984 words

allowance

14 definitions • 20 examples
1
money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing:

Examples:

The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance.
I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents.
2
an amount of something that you are allowed:

Examples:

The baggage/luggage allowance for most flights is 20 kilos.
3
an amount of money that parents regularly give to their child to spend as they choose
4
to prepare for the possibility of:

Examples:

We should make allowance for bad weather and have plenty of umbrellas available.
5
To make allowances for someone is to think about their characteristics and not judge them too severely:

Examples:

You should make allowances for him - he's been quite ill recently.
6
the amount of something available or needed for a particular purpose:

Examples:

What is the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A?
7
An allowance is also money given by parents to a child every week that the child can spend.
8
money that someone is given regularly by their employer or by the government to pay for a particular thing:

Examples:

an accommodation/car/mileage allowance
an allowance for sth/to do sth Some companies will even give their telecommuting executives an allowance to buy office furniture for their home.
Employees relocating to London receive a maximum allowance of £1000 a year.
9
an amount of something that someone is allowed to have, use, produce, etc.:

Examples:

baggage/luggage allowance Baggage allowance is 2 free bags per passenger, and $80 per additional bag.
In Europe nearly all of the valuable emission allowances - permits that each allow one ton of emissions - were given away to power companies.
10
an amount of goods that you are allowed to buy and take into another country before you have to start paying tax:

Examples:

The Australian Customs Service will not charge you duty or tax on goods you bring in if they are within the duty-free allowance guidelines.
11
an amount of money that can be taken off your income before the tax owed is calculated:

Examples:

a tax allowance
a personal/married couple's/single person's allowance
an annual allowance
12
an amount of money that can be taken off a company's profits before the tax owed is calculated:

Examples:

The purchaser of assets can claim allowances on certain items such as plant and machinery.
13
the fact of planning or paying now for a possible future change in a situation or a possible future cost, or the amount that is planned for:

Examples:

make an allowance for sth It is unlikely that the regulator will make any allowance for falls in customer service caused by a strike.
They made a 10% allowance for bad debt.
The company will extend existing health-plan contracts and their pricing for eight years, with allowances for inflation.
14
a special arrangement, such as a lower price, that manufacturers offer to stores which are going to sell their products:

Examples:

When selling a new product, manufacturers sometimes give retailers an allowance, for example a sale or return agreement.

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