allowance
Money that someone gets regularly to spend as they want.
A fixed amount of money given regularly, often by parents to children or by employers for expenses.
The amount of something you are allowed to have or use.
An amount of something that is permitted, especially within official rules or limits.
When you think about someone's problems or situation before making a decision about them.
Special consideration or concession made due to particular conditions or difficulties.
Extra space, time, or amount added to be safe or correct mistakes.
A margin added to ensure accuracy or account for possible errors in measurement, quantity, or time.
- Base: allowance
- Plural: allowance, allowances
baggage allowance
1Maximum baggage permitted by transport service
The most bags or weight you can take on a plane, bus, or train without extra cost.
- My baggage allowance is 23 kilograms on this flight.
- Check your baggage allowance before packing.
living allowance
1Money for living expenses
Money you get to pay for food, rent, and other daily needs.
- The company gives staff a living allowance when working abroad.
- Students receive a living allowance during their internship.
make allowances for
1Consider someone's situation in judgment
To think about someone's problems or needs when you make a decision about them.
- We should make allowances for her since she is new to the job.
- The coach made allowances for the player's injury during training.
tax allowance
1Tax-free income amount under law
The part of your income you do not have to pay tax on.
- Your personal tax allowance increases this year.
- He used his tax allowance to reduce what he owed.