| 释义 |
Noun: allowance u'lawuns- An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
"travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" - A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
- An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
"an allowance for profit"
- adjustment - A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
- leeway, margin, tolerance - A reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
- valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance account - The act of allowing
"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
Verb: allowance u'lawuns- Put on a fixed allowance, as of food
Derived forms: allowanced, allowancing, allowances See also: allow Type of: allow, disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, grant, licence [Brit, Cdn], license [N. Amer], part, percentage, permission, permit, portion, recompense, reimbursement, reserve account, reserve fund, share, variance Encyclopedia: Allowance |