allowance

/əˈlaʊəns/
noun
  1. An amount of money given regularly, especially to a child by a parent or to an employee for expenses.
    • She saved her allowance for months to buy a new bicycle.
    • The company provides a travel allowance for employees who go on business trips.
    • My parents give me a weekly allowance for doing chores.
  2. An amount or thing allowed within a set of rules or limits.
    • The diet plan includes a small allowance for sweets.
    • The airline allows a baggage allowance of 23 kilograms per passenger.
    • Each student has a daily screen-time allowance of two hours.
  3. The act of accepting or tolerating something, often in a forgiving way.
    • We must make allowance for his lack of experience.
    • They made allowances for the bad weather and rescheduled the picnic.
    • The teacher made allowance for the student's nervousness during the presentation.
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