the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom";
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits;
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit";
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child''s allowance should not be too generous";
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses;
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company''s assets;
