late 14c., "praise" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French aloance "allowance, granting, allocation," from alouer (see allow). Sense of "a sum alloted to meet expenses" is from c. 1400. In accounts, meaning "a sum placed to one's credit" is attested from 1520s. To make allowances is literally to add or deduct a sum from someone's account for some special circumstance. Figurative use of the phrase is attested from 1670s.
例文
1. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44 lbs per passenger.
私たちのほとんどのフライトの荷物の重量制限は乗客1人あたり44ポンドです。
2. He lives on a single parent's allowance of ￡70 a week.
彼は週70ポンドの母子家庭の生活補助金で暮らしている。<／
3.The personal allowance depends on your age and marital status.
個人免税額の多さは、年齢や婚姻状況によって異なります。
4.The raw exam results make no allowance for social background.
元の試験成績は社会的背景の影響を受けない。
5.He received a per diem allowance to cover his travel expenses.