n. 1 amount or sum allowed, esp. regularly for a stated purpose. 2 amount allowed in reckoning. 3 deduction or discount. D make allowances (often foll. byfor)1 consider (mitigating circumstances). 2 make excuses for (a person, bad behaviour, etc.).
n. 1 amount or sum allowed, esp. regularly for a stated purpose. 2 amount allowed in reckoning. 3 deduction or discount. D make allowances (often foll. byfor)1 consider (mitigating circumstances). 2 make excuses for (a person, bad behaviour, etc.).