Nouns

(n)allowancean 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”
(n)allowancea sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
(n)allowance, adjustmentan amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances“an allowance for profit”
(n)allowance, leeway, margin, tolerancea permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
(n)valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance, allowance accounta reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
(n)allowancethe act of allowing“He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room”

Verbs

(v)allowanceput on a fixed allowance, as of food