Definition of allowances

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  • allowances is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • allowances is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • allowances is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of allowances

  • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances (noun)

    Examples

    1. an allowance for profit

    Synonyms

    1. adjustment
  • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. allowance account
    2. valuation account
    3. valuation reserve
  • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. leeway
    2. margin
    3. tolerance
  • an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) (noun)

    Examples

    1. travel allowance
    2. my weekly allowance of two eggs
    3. a child's allowance should not be too generous
  • a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses (noun)
  • put on a fixed allowance, as of food (verb)
  • the act of allowing (noun)

    Examples

    1. He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room

See definition of allowances in Merriam Webster