The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - allowance n.

1) permission, toleration, tolerance, sufferance, admission, concession, sanction; allowing, permitting, tolerating, suffering, sanctioning, brooking, countenancing: There were many causes of difference between them, the chief being the allowance of slavery in the south. 2) payment, recompense, remuneration, reimbursement, remittance: Allowance will be made for all reasonable expenses. 3) stipend, dole, pin or pocket money, quota, ration; pension, annuity, allocation: Bill gets a liberal weekly allowance for expenses. 4) deduction, discount, reduction, rebate; credit; tret; tare: You must make allowance for the weight of the crate. 5) excuse(s) , concession, consideration: Allowance must be made for his poor eyesight.