n.
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"
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
"an allowance for profit"
同义词：adjustment
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
同义词：leewaymargintolerance
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
同义词：valuation reservevaluation accountallowance account
the act of allowing
"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
