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make allowance (or allowances) for
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- See:
- allowance
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| definition 1: |
to be lenient toward (someone) due to knowing and understanding why a certain behavior has occurred; excuse; pardon.
Knowing that the roads wouldn't be clear of snow in some parts of town, the boss made allowances for the lateness of the employees.- synonyms:
- excuse, forgive, overlook, pardon
- similar words:
- endure
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| definition 2: |
to take into account as a mitigating factor in judging or planning.
In deciding how much water to bring along, we forgot to make allowances for washing.- synonyms:
- consider, regard
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| related words: |
absolve |
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