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allow verb

  /əˈlaʊ/
  • (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
  • To not bar or obstruct.
 permettre
  • (transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
  • (transitive, obsolete) To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
 laisser, accorder

allowance noun

  /əˈlaʊəns/
  • An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
 indemnité
  • (engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
 jeu

allowed adjective

  /əˈlaʊd/
  • Permitted, authorized. [from 16th c.]
 permis
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