allowance
Child's weekly money
An allowance is a sum of money given regularly for a specific purpose: a child's weekly allowance, a travel allowance, a clothing allowance.
The word extends to permitted amounts more broadly—a baggage allowance, a daily calorie allowance.
To make allowance for something is to take it into account: We should make allowance for his inexperience.
An allowance can also be a discount or reduction: a trade-in allowance on a new car.
Educational funding or erudition
- grantBestow or award money
- bursaryEducational financial award
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
aid · benefit · pension · annuity · alimony · child support · remittance · pocket money
Permissible margin of freedom
- marginEdge of a page
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- slackAbsence of tautness
- wiggle roomFlexibility to adjust
play · give · clearance · headroom · variance · deviation · adjustment · accommodation
Fixed assigned amount
- rationFixed allotted amount
- allocationDistribution of shares
- capCovering for top
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
maximum · restriction · portion · share · budget · dosage · intake · entitlement
Reduced price offered
- deductionConclusion from premises
- rebateReturned portion of payment
- reductionMaking something smaller
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
credit · refund · compensation · offset · markdown · write-off · tax break · exemption
Formal permission granted
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- licenseFormal grant of permission
permit · clearance · endorsement · assent · ratification · warrant · certification · validation
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- grantBestow or award money
- bursaryEducational financial award
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
subsidy · aid · benefit · pension · annuity · alimony · child support · remittance · pocket money · spending money
leeway
Permissible margin of freedom
wiggle room · play · give · clearance · headroom · variance · deviation · adjustment · accommodation · flexibility
quota
Fixed assigned amount
- rationFixed allotted amount
- allocationDistribution of shares
- capCovering for top
ceiling · maximum · restriction · portion · share · budget · dosage · intake · entitlement
discount
Reduced price offered
adjustment · credit · refund · compensation · offset · markdown · write-off · tax break · exemption · abatement
authorization
Formal permission granted
license · permit · clearance · endorsement · assent · ratification · warrant · certification · validation · green light
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- childhood traditionsbedtime stories, bedtime story, birthday parties, birthday party, birthdays
- family financeshousehold income, income, savings, expenses, monthly expenses
- financial meansincome, money, earnings, salary, wages
- financial supportaid, funding, financial aid, grants, trust fund
- kid moneypiggy bank, birthday money, lunch money, savings jar, penny jar
allowanceprohibition
Authoritative legal ban
ban · forbiddance · interdiction · proscription · veto
allowancestrictness
Inflexibility in enforcement
rigidity · inflexibility · intolerance · exactitude · zero tolerance
- tax allowancesIncome portions untaxed
- baggage allowancePermitted travel load
- weekly allowanceRegular small payment
- make allowances
- daily allowancesAmounts permitted each day
- housing allowancePayment covering dwelling costs