ALL meanings of make allowance for
make al·low·ance for
M m - 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
- noun make allowance for sanction; tolerance: the allowance of slavery. 1
- noun make allowance for Machinery. a prescribed difference in dimensions of two closely fitting mating parts with regard to minimum clearance or maximum interference. Compare tolerance (def 6a). 1
- noun make allowance for Coining. tolerance (def 7). 1
- verb with object make allowance for to place on a fixed allowance, as of food or drink. 1
- verb with object make allowance for to allocate (supplies, rations, etc.) in fixed or regular amounts. 1
- idioms make allowance for make allowance / allowances (for), to take mitigating factors or circumstances into consideration. to pardon; excuse. to reserve time, money, etc.; allow for: Make allowance for souvenirs on the return trip. 1
- noun make allowance for to forgive or excuse because of mitigating factors 0
- noun make allowance for to leave room, time, etc. for; allow for 0