a share or portion allotted or granted; a ration
a sum granted as reimbursement or for expensespaid to a person, usu at regular intervals
a reduction from a list price or stated price
an amount deducted or added in reckoningof income on which no tax is payable
an allowance for wastage
a handicap, e.g. in a race
permission or sanction
acknowledgment
allowance of your claim
make allowances for
to take into account mitigating circumstances
(also in pl) the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
We must make allowances for his inexperience