allowance

an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

“an allowance for profit”

a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

“travel allowance”

a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

put on a fixed allowance, as of food

the act of allowing

“He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room”