Allowance jelentése magyarul, definíció, kiejtés és példamondatok

allowance

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brit:

Főnév

1. Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

2. Acknowledgment.

3. 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

4. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances

to make allowance for his naivety

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

Tare and tret are examples of allowance.

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

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

Ellentétek: penalty

7. A child's allowance; pocket money.

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

8. (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.

9. Approval; approbation

10. License; indulgence

Ige

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

The captain was obliged to allowance his crew.

2. To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.

Our provisions were allowanced.