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allowances

noun

Meaning

  1. Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
  2. Acknowledgment.
  3. 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.
  4. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
  5. A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
  6. A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

adjustment(English)tolerance(English)margin(English)leeway(English)allowance account(English)valuation account(English)valuation reserve(English)abatements(English)allowance(English)ets(English)depreciation(English)payable(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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