allowance

permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
Acknowledgment.
That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
(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.
(obsolete) approval; approbation
(obsolete) license; indulgence