allowance

noun

1. the act of allowing

e.g. He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room

2. a permissible difference
allowing some freedom to move within limits

Synonym: leewaymargintolerance

3. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

e.g. an allowance for profit

Synonym: adjustment

4. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

e.g. travel allowance
my weekly allowance of two eggs
a child's allowance should not be too generous

5. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

6. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

Synonym: valuation reservevaluation accountallowance account

verb

1. put on a fixed allowance, as of food

1. （定期发给的）津贴，补助
An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.

e.g. He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week...
他靠每周70英镑的单亲家庭生活补助过日子。
e.g. She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian.
她因为照顾莉莲而拿补贴。

2. （儿童的）零用钱
A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents.

3. 免税额
Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax.

allowance

e.g. ...those earning less than the basic tax allowance.
那些收入低于基本免税额的人

4. 限额；定量
A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances.

e.g. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger.
我们大多数航班行李限重为每位乘客44磅。

5. 考虑到；将…计算在内；为…酌留余地
If you make allowances for something, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions.

e.g. We'll make allowances in the schedule for time off...
日程安排时我们会把休息时间考虑在内。
e.g. The raw exam results make no allowance for social background.
原始的考试成绩是不受社会背景影响的。

6. 体谅；原谅
If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour which you would not normally accept or deal with them less severely than you would normally, because of a problem that they have.

e.g. He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.
他很累，所以我会体谅他。

1. 折让：回扣,为了推销商品而退还一部分货价给购货人,以表示对以前所收金额的折让(allowance).它与折扣(discount)的词义不同,前者指付款的退还,discount则指预先确定的扣减额.

2. 补贴：具体说来,联邦和省的税收激励在所得税上有:资源补贴(ALLOWANCE),勘查和产前开拓支出的100%划销(WRITE-OFF),递进折旧,全部流动股票 (Flow-Through Shares)和其他减除政策与变通.

3. allowance的反义词

3. allowance：alw; 负重减量

4. allowance是什么意思

4. allowance：allow; 裕度