1. (noun)allowance an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) Synonyms: tolerance, valuation account, leeway, allowance account, valuation reserve, adjustment, margin
2. (noun)allowance a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses Synonyms: tolerance, valuation account, leeway, allowance account, valuation reserve, adjustment, margin
3. (noun)allowance, adjustment an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances Synonyms: modification, accommodation, readjustment, leeway, allowance account, allowance, adaptation, alteration, adaption, valuation account, fitting, margin, adjustment, registration, tolerance, valuation reserve
4. (noun)allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits Synonyms: perimeter, leeway, allowance account, security deposit, permissiveness, gross profit margin, gross profit, valuation account, allowance, margin, adjustment, border, tolerance, valuation reserve
5. (noun)valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance, allowance account a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets Synonyms: leeway, allowance account, valuation account, allowance, margin, adjustment, tolerance, valuation reserve
6. (verb)allowance the act of allowing Synonyms: tolerance, valuation account, leeway, allowanceaccount, valuation reserve, adjustment, margin
7. (verb)allowance put on a fixed allowance, as of food
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'allowance'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. allowance An allowance is a stipulated amount furnished at regular intervals as a matter of discretion or gratuity, as of food to besieged soldiers, or of money to a child or ward. Compensation is a compre Synonyms: pay, allowance, hire, recompense, salary, compensation, honorarium, remuneration, stipend, earnings, payment, requital, wages, fee
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