allowance

1. Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting. (countable, uncountable)
2. Acknowledgment. (countable, uncountable)
3. An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose. (countable, uncountable) · her meagre allowance of food or drink· Being a volunteer is unpaid, but we get accommodation and a living allowance of 100 euros a week.
4. Such a sum or portion granted to a family member or familiar, especially one's own child; pocket money for such a person. (countable, uncountable) · She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month.
5. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances. (countable, uncountable) · to make allowance for his naivety
6. A deduction from the gross weight of goods, such as to discount their container's weight or per a custom differing by country. (countable, uncountable) · Minus the allowance, the total came to thirteen tons.
7. A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry. (countable, uncountable) · On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb.
8. A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law. (countable, uncountable)

Plural allowances