You must make allowance for his lack of experience.
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Allowance
//əˈlaʊəns//
Synonyms for "allowance" (280 found)
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Closest matches (56)
Strong matches (84)
commonscomplementconcessionconfessionconsentconsiderationcontingentcountenancecreditcutdeadwooddealdeclarationdecontaminationdeductiondepletion allowancedepreciationdestinydeviationdiscount
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dispensationdividenddoledonationdrawdrawbackedgeemergency rationsemolumentendendowmentequal shareexceptionexcusesexemptionextenuating circumstancesextenuationextenuativefatefavorfeefellowshipfield rationsfinancial assistancefootingforgivenessgiftgildingglossgo aheadgrain of saltgrantgrant-in-aidgreen lightguaranteed annual incomehalfhalverhandicaphead starthedgehedginghelphelpinghush moneyimprecisioninaccuracyinaccuratenessincorrectnessindulgenceinexactitudeinexactnessinitiation feeinterestk rationkickbacklaxityleavelibertylicenselimitationloanloosenesslot
Noun(1 words)
Related words (140)
maintenancemealmealsmeasuremeedmental reservationmessmileagemitigationmodicummodificationmoietynegligenceoddsokokayold-age insuranceoverhandpalliationpalliative
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pardonpartpassagepatentpaymentpecuniary aidpenaltypenalty clausepensionpercentagepermissionpermission to enterpermitpermittingpiecepin moneyportionpredictable errorpremiumpresentprice cutprice reductionprice supportprice-cutprivilegeprobable errorprofessionproportionpublic assistancepublic welfarequalificationquantumrake offrake-offrationrationsrebaterebatementreckoningrecognitionrecompensereductionrefundreimbursementreleasereliefremedyremittanceremunerationreservationrestrictionretainerretaining feeretirement benefitsrollbackroomsalvagesalvosanctionsanctioningscholarshipscotsegmentsetoffshareshort commonsslicesmall sharesofteningspecial casespecial permissionspecial treatmentspecialnessspecificationstakestandard deviationstartstocksubsidizationsubsidysubventionsufferancesufferingsupporttaretax benefitticketticket of admissiontime discounttolerancetoleratingtolerationtrade discounttrettributetuckeruncorrectnessundersellingunfactualnessunprecisenessunrigorousnessvaluation reservevantagevarnishvouchsafementwaiverwelfarewelfare aidwelfare paymentswhitewashwhitewashingwrite offwrite-off
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Synonyms
6 entriesderived
14 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
6 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
69 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- вземане предвид noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
- допускане noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- отстъпка noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
- отстъпка noun (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 允许 noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Dutch
2 entries- speling noun (a planned deviation between dimensions)
- toestemming noun (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods)
Finnish
4 entries- annos noun (that which is allowed)
- hyväksyntä noun (acknowledgment)
- myönnytys noun (a customary deduction from the gross weight of goods)
- myöntäminen noun (acknowledgment)
French
2 entries- indemnité noun (that which is allowed)
- jeu noun (a planned deviation between dimensions)
German
1 entries- Erlaubnis noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Hindi
1 entries- अनुज्ञा noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Hungarian
1 entries- elnézés noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
Indonesian
1 entries- tunjangan noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
Italian
4 entries- attenuante noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
- concessione noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- delibera noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- permesso noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Japanese
2 entries- こずかい noun (that which is allowed)
- 給与 noun (that which is allowed)
Malay
1 entries- elaun noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
Malayalam
1 entries- അനുമതി noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Odia
1 entries- ଅନୁମତି noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Portuguese
3 entries- atenuante noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
- permissão noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- permissão noun (that which is allowed)
Romanian
4 entries- permisiune noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- permitere noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- recunoaștere noun (acknowledgment)
- încuviințare noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Russian
4 entries- до́пуск noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- допуще́ние noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- льго́та noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
- позволе́ние noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- cuibhreann noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- cuibhreann noun (acknowledgment)
- cuibhreann noun (abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances)
Spanish
4 entries- acostamiento noun (an amount that is granted)
- anuencia noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
- asignación noun (an amount that is granted)
- mesada noun (an amount that is granted)
Swedish
1 entries- tillåtelse noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Ukrainian
1 entries- до́звіл noun (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
I'm going to give you a year's worth of allowance all at once.
Source: tatoeba (27381)
My allowance does not pay for my tuition.
Source: tatoeba (30327)
Don't waste your allowance on useless things.
Source: tatoeba (39778)
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