Definition of allowance

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Allowance (n.) To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced..

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Flat :: Flat (adv.) Without allowance for accrued interest.
Tare :: Tare (n.) Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc..
Dole :: Dole (n.) That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance..
Solatium :: Solatium (n.) Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings..
Feed :: Feed (n.) An allowance of provender given to a horse, cow, etc.; a meal; as, a feed of corn or oats..
Alimony :: Alimony (n.) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same..
Leave :: Leave (n.) Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
Draff :: Draff (n.) An allowance or deduction made from the gross veight of goods.
Allow :: Allow (v. i.) To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.
Allowance :: Allowance (n.) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret..
Livery :: Livery (n.) An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc..
Sheaf :: Sheaf (n.) Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four..
Genteel :: Genteel (a.) Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance..
Equate :: Equate (v. t.) To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances..
Toleration :: Toleration (n.) The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.
Factorage :: Factorage (n.) The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his services; -- called also a commission..
Allowance :: Allowance (n.) License; indulgence.
Exhibition :: Exhibition (n.) Sustenance; maintenance; allowance, esp. for meat and drink; pension. Specifically: (Eng. Univ.) Private benefaction for the maintenance of scholars..
Allocation :: Allocation (n.) The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer..
Batta :: Batta (n.) Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
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