allowance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈlaʊɪns/ (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
- /əˈlaʊəns/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin laus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laudō Latin allaudō Old French aloer ▲ Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-Italic *stlokos? Old Latin stlocus Latin locus ▲ Latin -ō Latin locō Latin allocō Old French aloer Old French alouer Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ance Old French alouancebor. Middle English allouance English allowance From Middle English allouance, from Old French alouance. Morphologically allow + -ance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.
[Mr. Michie] Q[uestion]. Didn't Dr. Carter, Director of the OHTA [Office of Health Technology Assessment], and Martin Erlichman, OHTA scientific analyst assigned to this assessment, express to you concerns about 60 days being unreasonable as far as timeframe was concerned for this assessment? [Mr. Marshall] A[nswer]. There was some discussion about that, but that occurred some time later when we made the decision to put a notice in the Federal Register. We—when we do an assessment, we put a notice in the Federal Register and then that requires the allowance of a certain amount of time for public comment.
1986, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Hazards in reuse of disposable dialysis devices: staff report to the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 272:The colossal stupidity of the one-party strategy has had three disastrous effects: the nurturance of right-wing Republican homophobes, the weakening and silencing of pro-gay, progressive Republicans, and the allowance of lacklustrer^([sic]), liberal Democrats to exploit us at their will and ignore us at their convenience.
1991 February 4, David Lafontaine, Patrick Ward, “Why Our Future Is In The GOP”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 5:The physical background of foaming of the complex fermentation liquids is not well understood. Proteins do play a major role, but all other components can also be important. Foaming is a problem, but its relation to mass transfer leads to the allowance of a certain amount of foam on top of the fermenter. For foam control a number of methods are available. Most widely used are the antifoam liquids and the centrifugal separator. The latter one should be equipped with a safety antifoam dosage device also and is less attractive for large-scale applications.
1991, Klaas van't Riet, Johannes Tramper, Basic Bioreactor Design, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 286:you sent a large commission to Gregory de Cassado, to conclude, without the King's will or the state's allowance
1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
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(countable, uncountable) Acknowledgment.
The censure of the which one must in your allowance overweigh a whole theater of others.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
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(countable, uncountable) An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.
Being a volunteer is unpaid, but we get accommodation and a living allowance of 100 euros a week.
her meagre allowance of food or drink
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(countable, uncountable) An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose. ▸ Such a sum or portion granted to a family member or familiar, especially one's own child; pocket money for such a person.
She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month.
Some persons averred that Sir Pitt Crawley gave his brother a handsome allowance.
1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances.
After making the largest allowance for fraud.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:to make allowance for his naivety
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(countable, uncountable) A deduction from the gross weight of goods, such as to discount their container's weight or per a custom differing by country.
Minus the allowance, the total came to thirteen tons.
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(countable, uncountable) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb.
- (countable, qualifier:minting, uncountable) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Approval; approbation.
[…]gave allowance where he needed none
1807, George Crabbe, The Parish Register:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) License; indulgence.
this Allowance for their Transgressions
1695, John Locke, The Reasonableness of Christianity:
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A sum of money allotted to a wife for her separate maintenance, especially alimony granted upon a legal separation or divorce.
'[…] Her legal allowance was not adequate to her fortune, nor sufficient for her comfortable maintenance […].
1811, [Jane Austen], chapter IX, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume II, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| allowaunce | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| allowances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
monkey's allowance · attendance allowance · misallowance · cost-of-living disallowance · separation allowance · Jobseeker's Allowance · field allowance · personal allowance · disallowance · family allowance · travel allowance · emission allowance · seam allowance · depreciation allowance
Descendants
alawans · élaun · అలవెన్సు · alawens
Synonyms
sanction · accedence · authorization · authorization · assent · tolerance · accession · stipend · mandate · sanction · approval · consent · remedy · authorization · accedence · tolerance · consent · stipend · clearance · allowance · leave · authority · permit · consent · permission · OK · license · assentment · sanction · allowance · permission · warrant · approbation
Translations (83)
fr indemnité (that which is allowed) · fi annos (that which is allowed) · gd cuibhreann (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · it concessione (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · ru до́пуск (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · es franquicia (an amount that is granted) · hi अनुज्ञा (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · ro încuviințare (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · it permesso (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · ru попра́вка (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · de Schwund (phys) (a planned deviation between dimensions) · es anuencia (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · sv tillåtelse (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · gd cuibhreann (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · ru разреше́ние (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · it sgravio (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · de Tara (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods) · de Goodwill-Abzug (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · es viático (an amount that is granted) · ru призна́ние (acknowledgment) · id tunjangan (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · or ଅନୁମତି (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · nl speling (a planned deviation between dimensions) · es mesada (an amount that is granted) · fi päiväraha (that which is allowed) · de Nachsicht (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · de Zugeständnis (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · ro recunoaștere (acknowledgment) · bg допускане (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · ru приня́тие (acknowledgment) · de Anerkennung (acknowledgment) · ro permitere (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · gd cuibhreann (acknowledgment) · ru ски́дка (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · th การอนุญาต (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · bg отстъпка (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · ja こずかい (that which is allowed) · ru позволе́ние (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · de Kostenerstattung (an amount that is granted) · it delibera (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · de handelsüblicher Abzug (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods) · de finanzielle Abgeltung (an amount that is granted) · de Erlaubnis (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · it razione (that which is allowed) · nl toestemming (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods) · de Würdigung (acknowledgment) · ru приня́тие во внима́ние (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · cmn 允许 (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · bg разрешение (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · fi myöntäminen (acknowledgment) · fi välys (a planned deviation between dimensions) · ml അനുമതി (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · es pitanza (an amount that is granted) · de Toleranz (a planned deviation between dimensions) · it attenuante (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · es asignación (an amount that is granted) · ru льго́та (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · fi myönnytys (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods) · pt atenuante (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · ru посо́бие (that which is allowed) · ms elaun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · pt permissão (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · bg вземане предвид (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · ru допуще́ние (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · pt permissão (that which is allowed) · fi salliminen (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · es acostamiento (an amount that is granted) · th อนุญาต (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · hu elnézés (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · bg признаване (acknowledgment) · bg отстъпка (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods) · fr jeu (a planned deviation between dimensions) · fi määräraha (that which is allowed) · de Nachlass (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · es propina (an amount that is granted) · bg позволение (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · ja 給与 (that which is allowed) · fi vara (a planned deviation between dimensions) · fi varaus (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances) · fi hyväksyntä (acknowledgment) · ro permisiune (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) · de Aufwandsentschädigung (an amount that is granted) · uk до́звіл (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)