allowance

allowance
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. stipend; discount, concession; admission, sanction, permission. See giving, qualification.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Portion]
Syn. quantity, quota, ration; see share .
2. [A periodic gratuity]
Syn. stipend, salary, wage, commission, fee, recompense, hire, quarterage, pittance, remittance, gift, grant, travel grant, pension, alimony, annuity, stated maintenance, settled rate, endowment, scholarship, fellowship, prize, bounty, interest, subsidy, honorarium, pay, viaticum, stint, bequest, legacy, inheritance, grant for support, contribution, aid, subvention, pocket money, dole*, handout*, pin money*.
3. [Discount]
Syn. reduction, deduction, cut, adjustment; see discount .
• make allowances (for),
Syn. weigh, excuse, rationalize; see allow for , consider 1 , justify 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
share, allotment, pay, support, ration, appropriation, subsidy, stipend, recompense, contribution, percentage, earnings.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority: approbation, approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave2, license, permission, permit, sanction. Informal: OK. See ALLOW. 2. That which is allotted: allocation, allotment, dole, lot, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split. Informal: cut. Slang: divvy. See COLLECT. 3. An accommodation made in the light of special or extenuating circumstances: concession. See AGREE.

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