English · Word Candidate

allowance

/əˈlaʊəns/

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Also seen as: allowances · allowancing · allowanced

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Meaning · English

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.

Noun

you sent a large commission to Gregory de Cassado, to conclude, without the King's will or the state's allowance

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Meaning · English

Acknowledgment.

Noun

The censure of the which one must in your allowance overweigh a whole theater of others.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Meaning · English

To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).

Verb

The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Meaning · English

To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.

Verb

Our provisions were allowanced.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “allowance” mean?

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting.

Is “allowance” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.