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make allowance for

make al·low·ance for
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyk uh-lou-uh ns fawr]
    • /meɪk əˈlaʊ əns fɔr/
    • /meɪk əˈlaʊ.əns fɔː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyk uh-lou-uh ns fawr]
    • /meɪk əˈlaʊ əns fɔr/

Definitions of make allowance for words

  • noun make allowance for the act of allowing. 1
  • noun make allowance for an amount or share allotted or granted. 1
  • noun make allowance for a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses: Her allowance for the business trip was $200. 1
  • noun make allowance for a sum of money allotted or granted to a person on a regular basis, as for personal or general living expenses: The art student lived on an allowance of $300 a month. When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of 50 cents a week. 1
  • noun make allowance for an addition or deduction based on an extenuating or qualifying circumstance: an allowance for profit; an allowance for depreciation. 1
  • noun make allowance for acknowledgment; concession: the allowance of a claim. 1
See all 14 definitions of make allowance for

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Origin of make allowance for

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English alouance < Middle French. See allow, -ance

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Parts of speech for Make allowance for

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Make allowance for

make allowance for popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for make allowance for

verb make allowance for

  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • feel — to perceive or examine by touch.
  • analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
  • deem — If something is deemed to have a particular quality or to do a particular thing, it is considered to have that quality or do that thing.
  • respect — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
All 64 Synonyms of make allowance for

Antonyms for make allowance for

verb make allowance for

  • disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
All 37 Antonyms of make allowance for

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