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   Al·low·ance

   /əˈlouəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. the amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose: "a seventy-five-pound baggage allowance"
   • ▪ a sum of money paid regularly to a person, typically to meet specified needs or expenses.
   • ▪ a small amount of money that a parent regularly gives a child.
   • ▪ an amount of money that can be earned or received free of tax: "a personal allowance" Similar concessionreductiondecreasedeductiondiscountweightingrebaterefundrepaymentweightage
   • ▪ a reduction in price, typically for the exchange of used goods: "he made the down payment with the trade-in allowance"
   • ▪ a deduction in the weight that a horse is required to carry in a race.
   • ▪ tolerance; sufferance: "the allowance of differing opinions"

   verb

   • 1. give (someone) a sum of money regularly as an allowance. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French alouance, from alouer (see allow).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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