allowances

Meanings

Noun

• an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
• a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
• an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
• a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
• the act of allowing
• plural of allowance

Verb

• put on a fixed allowance, as of food

Synonyms

adjustment, allowance, allowance account, leeway, margin, tolerance, valuation account, valuation reserve