Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - allowance

~ S2 W3 n 1 an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a special reason  (His father gave him an allowance of $1000 a year.) travel/clothing/housing ~ etc (=money given officially to spend on travel etc)  (Jo's salary includes a monthly clothing allowance.) 2 an amount of something that it is acceptable or safe  (What's your daily calorie allowance? | The baggage allowance is 75 pounds per person.) 3 an amount of money that you can earn without paying tax on it  (In 1978 allowances amounted to $7,200 for a family of four.) 4 especially AmE a small amount of money that a parent regularly gives to a child; pocket money (1) BrE 5 make ~s to let someone behave in a way you would not normally approve of, because you know there are special reasons for their behaviour + for  (Dad is under a lot of pressure, so we have to make allowances for him.) 6 make (an) ~ for to consider something when making a decision make no ~ for  (My brother made no allowance for my shorter legs, and I had to run to keep up.)