Definitions
1.nounPermission; granting, conceding, or admitting
2.nounAcknowledgment.
3.nounThat 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.nounAbatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances"to make allowance for his naivety"
5.nounA customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country."Tare and tret are examples of allowance."
6.nounA permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry."On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb."
7.nounA child's allowance; pocket money."She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month."
8.noun(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.
9.nounApproval; approbation
10.nounLicense; indulgence
11.verbTo put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink)."The captain was obliged to allowance his crew."
12.verbTo supply in a fixed and limited quantity."Our provisions were allowanced."