Allowance
31allowance — n. & v. n. 1 an amount or sum allowed to a person, esp. regularly for a stated purpose. 2 an amount allowed in reckoning. 3 a deduction or discount (an allowance on your old cooker). 4 (foll. by of) tolerance of. v.tr. 1 make an allowance to (a… …
32allowance — See: MAKE ALLOWANCE …
33allowance — See: MAKE ALLOWANCE …
34allowance — Tolerance Tol er*ance, n. [L. tolerantia: cf. F. tol[ e]rance.] 1. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance. [1913 Webster] Diogenes, one frosty morning, came into the market place, shaking, to show his tolerance. Bacon.… …
35allowance — an amount set aside from a total allowable catch to allow for the expected catch of harvesters who are not subject to quota management. The quota may too hard to enforce, e.g. in an inshore fishery, and these harvesters are free to catch more… …
36allowance — Synonyms and related words: C ration, K ration, OK, abatement, acceptance, account, acknowledgment, adjustment, admission, agio, aid, alimony, allocation, allotment, allowing, annuity, apportionment, appreciation, appropriation, approximation,… …
37allowance — See: make allowance …
38Allowance — A balance sheet contra account used for receivables and depreciable assets. It is used to take into account: a provision for unusual or uncertain events, or is an amount deducted before income is calculated for tax purposes (a capital… …
39allowance — I. n. 1. Permission, leave, license, permit, authorization, connivance, sanction, authority, approval, approbation, sufferance. 2. Admission, acknowledgment, concession, assent. 3. Grant for support, stated maintenance, commission. 4.… …
40allowance — 1) An amount deducted from an invoice; for example, to compensate for damaged goods. 2) An amount given to an employee for expenses, such as the cost of travel. 3) A tax allowance. See: capital allowances, income tax allowances …
