Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

Acknowledgment.

That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity.

"her meagre allowance of food or drink"

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances

"to make allowance for his naivety"

A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.

"Tare and tret are examples of allowance."

A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.

"On the Flat, an apprentice jockey starts with an allowance of 7 lb."

A child's allowance; pocket money.

"She gives her daughters each an allowance of thirty dollars a month."

(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.

Approval; approbation

License; indulgence

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

"The captain was obliged to allowance his crew."

To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.

"Our provisions were allowanced."