allowance

allowance
noun
1) (a fixed sum or quantity given regularly: His father made him an allowance of $20 a month.) bevilget sum, ukepenger, lommepenger
2) (something (usually a quantity) allowed: This dress pattern has a seam allowance of 1 cm.) (slingrings)monn, spillerom, mulighet
rabatt
I
subst. \/əˈlaʊəns\/
1) godtgjørelse, (økonomisk) bidrag, lønn, støtte
2) tildeling, tildelt andel, rasjon, bevilget sum
• short allowance
3) (amer.) lommepenger
• she spent her weekly allowance on clothes
hun brukte ukepengene til klær
4) (handel) fradrag, rabatt, kompensasjon, erstatning
• allowance for damages
kompensasjon for skadegods
• make an allowance of 5 percent
gi 5 prosent rabatt
5) (handel) tilskudd
6) hensyn(tagen)
7) (teknikk e.l.) spillerom, mål
8) (maskinfag) arbeidsmonn
9) (hesteveddeløp) forsprang, redusert handikap
10) (gammeldags) tillatelse
daily allowance dagtillegg, dagpenger, diettgodtgjørelse
make allowance(s) for ta med i betraktningen, gi spillerom
• make allowances for his youth
ta hans unge alder med i betraktningen
ta hensyn til (som formildende omstendighet)
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verb \/əˈlaʊəns\/ (gammeldags)
1) sette på rasjon
2) porsjonere, rasjonere
be allowanced (gammeldags) få (som) rasjon

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