allowance

(noun) an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period). Examples: "Travel allowance." "My weekly allowance of two eggs." "A child's allowance should not be too generous."

(noun) a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses.

(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances. Synonyms: adjustment. Example: "An allowance for profit."

(noun) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits. Synonyms: leeway, margin, tolerance.

(noun) a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets. Synonyms: valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance account.

(noun) the act of allowing. Example: "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room."

(verb) put on a fixed allowance, as of food.