allowance

/əˈlaʊəns/ noun [C]

Translation

MONEY › money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing

harcırah, pay, ödenek, tahsisat

a clothing allowance1443

AMOUNT › an amount of something that you are allowed

birşeyin birinin kullanımına ayrılan miktarı, tahsisat, pay, hisse

The luggage allowance is 25 kilos.686

make allowances for sb/sth › to remember that someone has a disadvantage which is not their fault when you are judging their behaviour or work

birinin işini ya da davranışını yargılarken onların elinde olmayan dezavantajları olduğunu hatırlamak, suçu sadece kişilere yüklememek

They made allowances for the fact that he was ill.1028

(Definition of allowance noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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