allowances

'allowances'

[allowance.n.01] as in: an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

Examples:
travel allowance
my weekly allowance of two eggs
a child's allowance should not be too generous

'allowances'

[allowance.n.02] as in: a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

'allowances'

[allowance.n.03] as in: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

Examples:
an allowance for profit

'allowances'

[allowance.n.04] as in: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

'allowances'

[valuation_reserve.n.01] as in: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

'allowances'

[allowance.n.06] as in: the act of allowing

Examples:
He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room

'allowances'

[allowance.v.01] as in: put on a fixed allowance, as of food

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