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allowance
English
Alternative forms
- allowaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French alouance.
Morphologically allow +? -ance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??la??ns/
Noun
allowance (countable and uncountable, plural allowances)
- permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
- Acknowledgment.
- That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity.
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
- Some persons averred that Sir Pitt Crawley gave his brother a handsome allowance.
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
- Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II
- After making the largest allowance for fraud.
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II
- (commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
- (horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
- Antonym: penalty
- A child's allowance; pocket money.
- (minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
- (obsolete) approval; approbation
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Crabbe to this entry?)
- (obsolete) license; indulgence
- 1695, John Locke, The Reasonableness of Christianity
- this Allowance for their Transgressions
- 1695, John Locke, The Reasonableness of Christianity
Synonyms
- (act of allowing): authorization, permission, sanction, tolerance.
- (money): stipend
- (minting): remedy, tolerance
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
allowance (third-person singular simple present allowances, present participle allowancing, simple past and past participle allowanced)
- (transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
- (transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
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approval
English
Etymology
approve +? -al
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??p?u?v?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /??p?uv?l/
Noun
approval (countable and uncountable, plural approvals)
- An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
- An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
- (especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.
Synonyms
- (expression granting permission or indicating agreement): approbation, sanction; See also Thesaurus:approval
- (expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement): commendation; See also Thesaurus:praise
Related terms
- approve
Translations
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