allowance

英 [?'la??ns] 美[?'la??ns]
  • n. 津貼，零用錢；允許；限額
  • vt. 定量供應(yīng)

英英釋意

1. 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"
2. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances;
"an allowance for profit"
4. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
5. a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
6. the act of allowing;
"He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"