Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
Acknowledgment.
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
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
to make allowance for his naivety
A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
Tare and tret are examples of allowance.
A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
Approval; approbation
License; indulgence
To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.
To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
Our provisions were allowanced.