1
- the amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose容许量, 定量：
your baggage allowance.
你行李的重量限额。
1.1
- a sum of money paid regularly to a person, typically to meet specified needs or expenses（尤指为满足某特定需要或花费的）津贴。
1.2
- chiefly N. Amer. a small amount of money given regularly to a child by its parents〈主北美〉零花钱。
1.3
- an amount of money that can be earned or received free of tax补助：
a personal allowance.
个人补助。
1.4
- Horse Racing a deduction in the weight that a horse is required to carry in a race【赛马】减载量。
1.5
- mass noun archaic tolerance; sufferance〈古〉容许, 忍受：
the allowance of slavery in the South.
美国南方对蓄奴的容忍。
短语
make allowance(s) for
1
- take into consideration when planning or making calculations把…考虑在内。
2
- regard or treat leniently on account of mitigating circumstances酌情宽待。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French alouance, from alouer （see ALLOW）.