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- [meyk uh-lou-uh ns fawr]
- /meɪk əˈlaʊ əns fɔr/
- /meɪk əˈlaʊ.əns fɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyk uh-lou-uh ns fawr]
- /meɪk əˈlaʊ əns fɔr/
Definitions of make allowance for words
- noun make allowance for the act of allowing. 1
- noun make allowance for an amount or share allotted or granted. 1
- noun make allowance for a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses: Her allowance for the business trip was $200. 1
- noun make allowance for a sum of money allotted or granted to a person on a regular basis, as for personal or general living expenses: The art student lived on an allowance of $300 a month. When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of 50 cents a week. 1
- noun make allowance for an addition or deduction based on an extenuating or qualifying circumstance: an allowance for profit; an allowance for depreciation. 1
- noun make allowance for acknowledgment; concession: the allowance of a claim. 1
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Origin of make allowance for
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English alouance < Middle French. See allow, -ance
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Parts of speech for Make allowance for
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make allowance for popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make allowance for
verb make allowance for
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- feel — to perceive or examine by touch.
- analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
- deem — If something is deemed to have a particular quality or to do a particular thing, it is considered to have that quality or do that thing.
- respect — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
Antonyms for make allowance for
verb make allowance for
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
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