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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
  • (minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
 permissão
  • Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
 atenuante

allow verb

  /əˈlaʊ/
  • (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
  • To not bar or obstruct.
  • (transitive) To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.
 permitir
  • (transitive, obsolete) To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
 permitir, deixar
  • (transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
 permitir, deixar, aceitar
  • (transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
 considerar

allowed adjective

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