allowance


Meanings

  • 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"
  • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
  • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
  • the act of allowing;
    • "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
  • put on a fixed allowance, as of food


Scrabble Score: 14

allowance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

allowance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

allowance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 18

allowance is a valid Words With Friends word