1.Definition: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Related Noun(s):leeway, margin, tolerance

Category: General

2.Definition: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

Category: General

3.Definition: a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

Category: General

4.Definition: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

"An allowance for profit"

Related Noun(s):adjustment

Category: General

5.Definition: 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"

Category: General

6.Definition: the act of allowing

"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

Category: General