n.零用钱；津贴；限额，定量；允许；折扣；考虑
I have to work to earn my allowance. 我非得工作挣零用钱。
She receives a monthly allowance of $500. 她每月收到500美元的津贴。
Your baggage allowance is 75 pounds. 你行李的重量限额是七十五英镑。
Please don't come in without my allowance. 没有我的允许,请不要进来。
The dealer gave us an allowance on our old car. 车商给我们的旧车打了折扣
She failed one of the exam papers, but we ought to make allowance for the fact that she was ill. 她有一门不及格，但我们必须考虑到她当时有病。
allowance 的基本意思是“津贴,补助,零用钱”,这种津贴或补助一般是按一定规律或为某种特殊目的定时供应之物(多为钱),为可数名词。
allowance 可引申为“考虑,体谅”,此时既可作为可数名词,又可作为不可数名词使用,多用于make allowance(s) for结构中。
