n.
1.an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
2.a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3.an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
4.a permissible difference
5.a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
6.the act of allowing allowance v.
1.put on a fixed allowance, as of food
Idiom of the Day
on ice
away for safekeeping or later use, postponed
The city may put the plans for the new stadium on ice while they try to raise more money.