noun
1.
Synonyms: ration , allotment, apportionment, measure, meed, part, portion, quantum, quota, share
Related Word: assignment; appropriation, grant, subsidy
2.
Synonyms: share 1, allotment, bite, cut, lot, part, partage, portion, quota, slice
3.
Synonyms: advantage 3, bulge, ||deadwood, edge, handicap, head start, odds, ||overhand, start, vantage
Related Word: aid, assistance, help; bounty, grant, subsidy
4.
Synonyms: permission , authorization, consent, leave, permit, sanction, sufferance
Related Word: countenance, favor; indulgence, toleration
Contrasted words: refusal, rejection; contradiction, contravention, negation
5.
a taking into account of extenuating circumstances or of contingencies
we must make allowance for the inexperience of youth
Synonyms: concession
Related Word: accommodation, adaptation, adjustment; extenuation, mitigation, palliation