Synonyms for allowance

noun

• an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
• a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets
• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
• an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
• a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
• the act of allowing

verb

• put on a fixed allowance, as of food