allowance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An amount of money given regularly for a particular purpose.

   We were given a travel allowance to cover our expenses.

2. 2
   noun

   An amount of something that is permitted.

   The baggage allowance on this flight is twenty kilograms.

3. 3
   noun

   Consideration given to special or difficult circumstances.

   You should make allowance for his lack of experience.

Common collocations

• depreciation allowance Noun + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin laus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laudō Latin allaudō Old French aloer ▲ Latin ad- Latin locus ▲ Latin -ō Latin locō Latin allocō Old French aloer Old French alouer Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ance Old French alouancebor. Middle English allouance English allowance From Middle English allouance, from Old French alouance. Morph…

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