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Allowances

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

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noun
  1. 1

    Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

  2. 2

    Acknowledgment.

  3. 3

    That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity.

    "her meagre allowance of food or drink"

  4. 4

    Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances

    "to make allowance for his naivety"

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adjustmentnounThe action of adjusting something
tolerancenoun(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
marginnoun(finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
leewaynounA varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.
allowance accountnouna reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
valuation accountnouna reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
valuation reservenouna reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
abatementsnounThe act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
acceptancesnoun(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
add-insnoun(computing) A plug-in.
add-onsnoun(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
additionsnoun(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
additivesnounA substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
adjustmentsnounThe action of adjusting something
advantagesnoun(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
allocationnounThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
allocationsnounThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
allotmentnounSomething allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
allotmentsnounSomething allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
amountsnounThe total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

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