How to pronounce“allowance”in English
IPA/əˈlaʊɪns/
Syllablesal·lo·wance
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Definitions of “allowance”
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noun
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.
“you sent a large commission to Gregory de Cassado, to conclude, without the King's will or the state's allowance”
noun
Acknowledgment.
“The censure of the which one must in your allowance overweigh a whole theater of others.”
verb
To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
“The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.”
verb
To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
“Our provisions were allowanced.”